Dementia Assessments

Question 1

FLCI- Functional Linguistic Communication Inventory

Answer 1

-Tests functional communication for patients with moderate and severe dementia. Results are valuable for completing MDS forms, designing functional maintenance programs, counselingc caregivers, and making management decisions.

Question 2

Measures functional linguistic communication in 10 areas

Answer 2

• greeting and naming
• answering questions
• writing
• sign comprehension
• object to picture matching
• word reading and comprehension
• following commands
• pantomime, gesture and conversation

*** its ok to administer over multiple sessions

Question 3

Scores for FLCI

Answer 3

• Total of all subtests provides the FLCI total score. The modified FAST scale is used to determine severity.

Question 4

Arizona Battery for Communication Disorders for Dementia

Answer 4

ABCD is a standardized test for the comprehensive assessment and screening of cognitive-linguistic impairments in dementia patients

Question 5

ABCD

Answer 5

• Ages- 15+
• Timing- 45-90 mins
• A standardized score that permits inter-test comparison

Question 6

ABCD Screening Subtests

Answer 6

1. Linguistic Expression
2. Linguistic Comprehension
3. Verbal Episodic Memory
4. Visuospatial Construction
5. Mental Status

Question 7

ABCD Linguistic Expression

Answer 7

1. Object descrition- generate description of an object
2. Generative naming- generate exemplars from a semantic category
3. Confrontation naming- name picture objects
4. Concept Definition- demonstrate knowledge of a concept by providing a correct definition.

Question 8

ABCD Linguistic Comprehension

Answer 8

a. following commands- ability to perform 1,2, and 3 step commands
b. comparative questions- auditory comprehension of comparative questions
c. repetition- ability to repeat nonmeaningful phrases
d. reading comprehension- evaluate reading comprehension at the word and sentence level

Question 9

ABCD Verbal Episodic Memory

Answer 9

1. story retelling immediate- recall information in the form of a story
2. story retelling delayed- effects of delay on the recall of verbal information
3. word learning- assess the free recall, cued recall and recognition of 16 words

Question 10

ABCD Visuospatial Construction

Answer 10

1. Generative Drawing- evaluate the ability to generate an accurate drawing of a nameable object
2. Figure Copying- acess the ability to copy figures

Question 11

ABCD Mental Status

Answer 11

access general knowledge and orientation to person, place, time, and purpose.