title: Correcting for demographic variables on the modified telephone interview for cognitive status.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of demographic variables on scores on the modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (mTICS) in a healthy cohort and develop demographically corrected normative data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primarily academic medical centers.
  
  
  METHODS
  576 healthy older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  mTICS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age and education significantly correlated with mTICS score, and sex differences were also observed on this score. Ethnicity differences were not observed. Using regression equations, age, education, and sex significantly predicted mTICS total score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By using these corrections, an individual's cognitive status may be more accurately predicted with this telephone screening instrument, although clinical validation is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Electronic address: kevin.duff@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shprecher
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Litvan
authors.affiliation: Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerstenecker
authors.affiliation: Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mast
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013689:Telephone
keywords: Cognitive screening; normative data