title: Problems screening for HAND among the educationally disadvantaged.
abstract: Neurocognitive screeners are used to detect symptoms of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). However, the degree to which education and socioeconomic status affect these screeners remains unclear. Neurocognitive screeners were administered to 187 socioeconomically disadvantaged HIV+ individuals upon entering treatment who had no other risk factors for HAND. The false positive rates were: 84% for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, 59% for the International HIV Dementia Scale, and 28.3% for the Modified HIV Dementia Scale. Given these high false positive rates, the screeners may be more useful for establishing baseline functioning and sequential testing to detect deterioration.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate Medical Education , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
authors.forename: Mandi W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Musso
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
authors.forename: Seandra J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
authors.forename: MacKenzie R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.affiliation: c Psychiatry , LSUHSC-OLOL Psychiatry Residency , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: McGee
authors.affiliation: a Graduate Medical Education , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.|d School of Medicine New Orleans, Family Medicine, Adult Psychology, LSU-Unit, EKL Medical Center , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , Louisiana , USA.
authors.forename: Glenn N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011203:Poverty; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: AIDS dementia complex/diagnosis; HIV Infections/complications; HIV associated dementia (HAD); HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND); cognitive change; neuropsychological tests