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AD8 Dementia Screening Interview calculator

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Clinical inputs

AD8 item 1: Problems with judgment (e.g., problems making decisions, bad financial decisions, problems with thinking)AD8 item 2: Less interest in hobbies/activitiesAD8 item 3: Repeats the same things over and over (questions, stories, or statements)AD8 item 4: Trouble learning how to use a tool, appliance, or gadget (e.g., VCR, computer, microwave, remote control)AD8 item 5: Forgets the correct month or yearAD8 item 6: Trouble handling complicated financial affairs (e.g., balancing checkbook, income taxes, paying bills)AD8 item 7: Trouble remembering appointmentsAD8 item 8: Daily problems with thinking and/or memory

Result

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AD8 0–1 — screen negative

Band: AD8 0–1 — screen negative

Interpretation. AD8 0–1 — screen negative

Suggested management. Fewer than two informant-endorsed changes.

AD8 Dementia Screening Interview: 0 — AD8 0–1 — screen negative. Interpretation: AD8 0–1 — screen negative What to do: Fewer than two informant-endorsed changes. Inputs: AD8 item 1: Problems with judgment (e.g., problems making decisions, bad financial decisions, problems with thinking): false; AD8 item 2: Less interest in hobbies/activities: false; AD8 item 3: Repeats the same things over and over (questions, stories, or statements): false; AD8 item 4: Trouble learning how to use a tool, appliance, or gadget (e.g., VCR, computer, microwave, remote control): false; AD8 item 5: Forgets the correct month or year: false; AD8 item 6: Trouble handling complicated financial affairs (e.g., balancing checkbook, income taxes, paying bills): false; AD8 item 7: Trouble remembering appointments: false; AD8 item 8: Daily problems with thinking and/or memory: false Source: Galvin JE et al. Validity and reliability of the AD8 informant interview in dementia. Neurology. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242735.41847.5c. PMID: 17159098. Scope: eight informant yes/no items detecting change in cognition; ≥2 endorsed items suggests cognitive impairment requiring further evaluation. (2006)

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Clinical inputs

AD8 item 1: Problems with judgment (e.g., problems making decisions, bad financial decisions, problems with thinking)
AD8 item 2: Less interest in hobbies/activities
AD8 item 3: Repeats the same things over and over (questions, stories, or statements)
AD8 item 4: Trouble learning how to use a tool, appliance, or gadget (e.g., VCR, computer, microwave, remote control)
AD8 item 5: Forgets the correct month or year
AD8 item 6: Trouble handling complicated financial affairs (e.g., balancing checkbook, income taxes, paying bills)
AD8 item 7: Trouble remembering appointments
AD8 item 8: Daily problems with thinking and/or memory

Primary source

Galvin JE et al. Validity and reliability of the AD8 informant interview in dementia. Neurology. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242735.41847.5c. PMID: 17159098. Scope: eight informant yes/no items detecting change in cognition; ≥2 endorsed items suggests cognitive impairment requiring further evaluation. (2006)

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