title: Validation of the Test Your Memory (F-TYM Test) in a French memory clinic population.
abstract: The Test Your Memory (TYM) test has been proposed for screening dementia. We present a French version and its validation in memory clinics. F-TYM was administered to 201 patients with memory complaints visiting five secondary referral hospital centers. Final diagnosis was dementia in 34%, amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in 32%, non-amnestic MCI in 11%, absence of cognitive disorder in 23% and F-TYM scores were respectively (M ± SD) 30.9 ± 7.6, 40.5 ± 6.3, 44.3 ± 4.5 and 43.5 ± 6.6 (p < .0001). F-TYM showed high correlation with MMSE (r = .78), excellent internal consistency, no effect of educational level, sex, or mood but a significant effect of age (p = .004). A F-TYM score ≤ 39 had 0.90 sensitivity and 0.70 specificity for diagnosis of dementia. F-TYM was unable to discriminate MCI and patients without cognitive disorders. F-TYM could be proposed for screening of dementia in patients with memory complaints.
authors.affiliation: a Hypertension unit , Georges Pompidou European Hospital , 75015 Paris , France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Postel-Vinay
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hanon
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clerson
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ménard
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paillaud
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pariel
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belliard
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Péré
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belmin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014175:Translating
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Dementia; General practice; Mild Cognitive Impairment; TYM.; Test Your Memory Test