Assessments 2

Question 1

Mini Mental Status Exam

Answer 1

• Up to 30, 30-25= normal, 24-20= mild, 20-13= moderate, 13-0 = severe
  Cognitive screening tool
  Examines orientation (time and place), immediate and delayed recall, attention and calculation, language and visuospatial ability
  Useful for quantitatively estimating the serenity of cog impairment and documenting cognitive changes
  Good test- retest reliability
  Sensitive and specific

Question 2

Mini- Cog

Answer 2

Quick screening, combines recall with clock draw, sensitivity and specificty are strong

Question 3

MOCA

Answer 3

rapid screening for MCI, assesses attention and concentration, EF, memory, language etc. 26 and above = normal, lower = MCI

Question 4

Kitchen Task Assessment (KTA)

Answer 4

If they cant wash their hands you cant go any further
Looks at how much assistance you need
18 = MAX
Higher the score the more assistance needed

Question 5

Robnett Home Safety Screening

not standardized

Answer 5

Not allowed to cue
Note number of times instructions were repeated, repeat
overt= obvious
covert= not obvious
Order they are found and if they are safely corrected