10.2 Dementia Evaluation Flashcards
for dementia we can use _________ screening tools
cognitive
what are some factors that can affect scoring and performance on cognitive batteries for dementia patients?
age, education level, culture (reliable but not valid)
what are mental status rating scales?
they provide stages of disability and carefigvers/families can be involves
the AD assessment scale evaluates
cognition and non cognitive functioning
what does the Ross Information Processing Assessment - 2 evaluate?
immediate memory recent memory orientation: tempora, spatial recall of information problem solving and abstract reasoning organization auditory processings and retention
memory assessments
wechsler memory scale– sentence repetition test
semantic memory; pyramids and palm trees test
evaluating language and communication in dementia
BDAE
WAB
Arizona batter for CD in Dementia
what must we remember when considering evaluation?
you might not be able to administer a length battery; lean more on informal assessment
wen assessing communication in these patients we should look for
language, discourse and pragmatics but overall the larger setting of communication (functional)
in order to justify rehab we must
justify need for rehab
consider daily functional status
determine if there has been a change in functioning
would they benefit from therapy to improve interaction in social/daily life
other elements of evaluating patients with dementia
activities of daily living
behavioral disturbance evaluations
what to consider when observing quality of life?
environment self perceived QOL psychwell-being formal assessment self reporting observation measures caregivers reports
