title: Validation of a short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test of cognitive impairment.
abstract: A 6-item Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test has been validated as a measure of cognitive impairment. This test predicted the scores on a validated 26-item mental status questionnaire of two patient groups in a skilled nursing home, patients in a health-related facility, and in a senior citizens' center. There was a positive correlation between scores on the 6-item test and plaque counts obtained from the cerebral cortex of 38 subjects at autopsy. This test, which is easily administered by a nonphysician, has been shown to discriminate among mild, moderate, and severe cognitive deficits.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D009949:Orientation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics