[DemTect 40- and DemTect 80+: New scoring routines for these age groups].
The DemTect, a frequently used cognitive screening tool for the German-speaking population, has been proven to be age-, but not education-dependent. To date, scoring routines for persons under and over 60 years of age have been available. In order to describe the age-effect more specifically, the DemTect was administered to persons under 40 (n = 105; median 33 years [18 - 39]) and over 80 years of age [n = 68; median 83 years [80 - 93}). After transformation of the raw scores, which are based on the mean and standard deviation of the respective reference group, an adequate attribution of scores could be achieved and no differences between the groups can be observed in the total score or the subtest scores. The median of the transformed total score was 16 [5 – 18] for the younger and 15 [5 – 18] for the older age group. The new scoring routines supplement the scoring procedures of the DemTect for these age groups.
AG Neuropsychologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Uniklinik Köln.
J
J
Kessler
AG Neuropsychologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Uniklinik Köln.
S
S
Fengler
AG Neuropsychologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Uniklinik Köln.
S
S
Kaesberg
AG Neuropsychologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Uniklinik Köln.
K
K
Müller
Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Institut für Psychologie & Department of Neuropsychology and Behavioral Psychology, Universität Basel.
P
P
Calabrese
Institut für Psychologie, Universität Salzburg.
T
T
Ellwein
AG Neuropsychologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Uniklinik Köln.
E
E
Kalbe
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult