Abbreviated mental test score
The Abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) is a test for rapidly assessing elderly patients for the possibility of dementia. It was first used in 1972,[1] and is now sometimes also used to assess for mental confusion and other cognitive impairments.
Abbreviated mental test score | |
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Medical diagnostics | |
Purpose | determine dementia in the elderly |
Questionnaire
The following questions are put to the patient. Each question correctly answered scores one point. A score of 7–8 or less suggests cognitive impairment at the time of testing,[2] although further and more formal tests are necessary to confirm a diagnosis of dementia, delirium or other causes of cognitive impairment. Culturally-specific questions may vary based on region.[2]
Question[1] | Score |
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What is your age? (1 point) | |
What is the time to the nearest hour? (1 point) | |
Give the patient an address, and ask him or her to repeat it at the end of the test. (1 point)
e.g. 42 West Street |
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What is the year? (1 point) | |
What is the name of the office or doctor you are seeing today? (1 point) | |
Can the patient recognize two persons (the doctor, nurse, home help, etc.)? (1 point) | |
What is your date of birth? (day and month sufficient) (1 point) | |
In what year did World War 2 end? (1 point)
(other dates can be used, with a preference for dates some time in the past.) |
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Name the current President/Prime Minister. (1 point) | |
Count backwards from 10 down to 1. (1 point) |
See also
- General Practitioner Assessment Of Cognition – a brief screening tool for cognitive impairment designed for primary care
- GERRI
- Mini-mental state examination
References
- Hodkinson, HM (November 1972). "Evaluation of a mental test score for assessment of mental impairment in the elderly". Age and Ageing. 1 (4): 233–8. doi:10.1093/ageing/1.4.233. PMID 4669880.
- Lam, Simon C.; Wong, Yuet-ying; Woo, Jean (2010-11-01). "Reliability and Validity of the Abbreviated Mental Test (Hong Kong Version) in Residential Care Homes". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58 (11): 2255–2257. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03129.x. ISSN 1532-5415. PMID 21054326.
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