title: Comparison of Three Cognitive Screening Tools in Older Urban and Regional Aboriginal Australians.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Validated cognitive screening tools for use in urban and regional Aboriginal populations in Australia are lacking.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional community-based study, 235 participants were assessed on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) and an urban modification of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (mKICA). Performance on these cognitive screening tools was compared to dementia diagnosis by clinical consensus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All tests were culturally acceptable with good psychometric properties. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses revealed that the MMSE and mKICA were the most accurate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MMSE is an effective cognitive screening tool in urban Aboriginal populations. The mKICA is a good alternative when illiteracy, language or cultural considerations deem it appropriate. The RUDAS also has adequate validity in this population.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Radford
authors.forename: Holly A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chalkley
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Delbaere
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daylight
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Gerald A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Broe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D014505:Urban Population