PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF A LOW-COST VIDEOCONFERENCING (LCVC) SYSTEM FOR REMOTE COGNITIVE TESTING OF ADULT PSYCHIATRIC-PATIENTS

Mini-Mental State Examination scores were compared in an adult psychia tric population when the test was performed face to face and over a Lo w-Cost VideoConferencing System (LCVC). The minor changes to the instr ument that are required to make it compatible with the LCVC are descri bed. The high correlations achieved between the test scores in the two conditions suggests that this cognitive screening test may be reliabl y performed in this group of patients over the LCVC.