CASES OF MILD DEMENTIA IN THE COMMUNITY - IMPROVING EFFICACY OF CASE-FINDING BY CONCURRENT USE OF PAIRS OF SCREENING-TESTS

Authors
HOOIJER C JONKER C LINDEBOOM J
Citation
C. Hooijer et al., CASES OF MILD DEMENTIA IN THE COMMUNITY - IMPROVING EFFICACY OF CASE-FINDING BY CONCURRENT USE OF PAIRS OF SCREENING-TESTS, International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 8(7), 1993, pp. 561-564
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
International journal of geriatric psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
08856230
Volume
8
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
561 - 564
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-6230(1993)8:7<561:COMDIT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
In a previous study, combinations of two short screening tests for dem entia appeared to have clear advantages over the use of one test both for the efficacy of case detection and for the comparability of studie s. In the present study these results were replicated using different sampling rules for the first and second phases of the screening proced ure. Preferences for specific test combinations are discussed.