Brief report: Use of the Mini-Cog as a screening tool for cognitive impairment in diabetes in primary care.

Autor: Sinclair AJ; Institute of Diabetes for Older People, Beds & Herts Postgraduate Medical School, Putteridge Bury Campus, Hitchin Road, Luton LU2 8LE, UK. sinclair.5@btinternet.com, Gadsby R, Hillson R, Forbes A, Bayer AJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Diabetes research and clinical practice [Diabetes Res Clin Pract] 2013 Apr; Vol. 100 (1), pp. e23-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 23.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.01.001
Abstrakt: The Mini-Cog was shown to be a brief, acceptable and practical cognitive screen for older people with diabetes when administered by a primary care nurse. It could be integrated easily into the annual diabetes review and help to identify those who may benefit from extra help with their management.
(Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE