The clinical utility, reliability and validity of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test—Third Edition (RBMT–3) in Hong Kong older adults with or without cognitive impairments

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. N. K. Fong ◽  
K. K. L. Lee ◽  
Z. P. Y. Tsang ◽  
J. Y. H. Wan ◽  
Y. Y. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test

P3-478: THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA OLFACTORY MEMORY TEST: RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY IN A SAMPLE OF OLDER ADULTS

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (7S_Part_24) ◽  
pp. P1303-P1304
Author(s):  
Rasangi Seneviratne ◽  
Michael Weinborn ◽  
Hamid R. Sohrabi ◽  
David Badcock ◽  
Ralph N. Martins
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Olfactory Memory

Perceived loneliness among older adults with mild cognitive impairment

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1681-1685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhong Yu ◽  
Charlene L. M. Lam ◽  
Tatia M. C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Subjective Measures ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTBackground:The high prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Hong Kong, as previously reported, requires verification. Furthermore, the relationship between loneliness, depression, and cognitive impairment with regards to MCI are unclear. The present study aims to establish the prevalence of MCI in a community sample in Hong Kong and determine if participants with MCI feel significantly lonelier, even after depression has been taken into consideration.Methods:Participants from a community sample (N = 376) were assessed with subjective and objective measures of cognitive impairments to determine whether the criteria had been met for MCI. The MCI cases are then compared with age, sex, and education-matched controls on subjective measures of loneliness and depression.Results:A total of 66 (17.6%) participants were diagnosed with MCI. These participants reported significantly higher levels of perceived loneliness and depression compared to the matched controls. Differences between groups in loneliness remained significant, even after depression levels have been controlled.Conclusions:Loneliness is implicated in MCI. The relationship between loneliness and MCI is, at least, partially independent of depression. The implications of these finding are discussed.

Psychometric characteristics of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT) as an early detection instrument for dementia and mild cognitive impairment in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1003-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mônica Sanches Yassuda ◽  
Mariana Kneese Flaks ◽  
Luciane Fátima Viola ◽  
Fernanda Speggiorin Pereira ◽  
Claudia Maia Memória ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test ◽  
Detection Instrument ◽  
Normal Controls

ABSTRACTBackground: The Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT) assesses everyday memory by means of tasks which mimic daily challenges. The objective was to examine the validity of the Brazilian version of the RBMT to detect cognitive decline.Methods: 195 older adults were diagnosed as normal controls (NC) or with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) by a multidisciplinary team, after participants completed clinical and neuropsychological protocols.Results: Cronbach's α was high for the total sample for the RBMT profile (PS) and screening scores (SS) (PS = 0.91, SS = 0.87) and for the AD group (PS = 0.84, SS = 0.85), and moderate for the MCI (PS = 0.62, SS = 0.55) and NC (PS = 0.62, SS = 0.60) groups. RBMT total scores, Appointment, Pictures, Immediate and Delayed Story, Immediate and Delayed Route, Delayed Message and Date contributed to differentiate NC from MCI. ROC curve analyses indicated high accuracy to differentiate NC from AD patients, and, moderate accuracy to differentiate NC from MCI.Conclusions: The Brazilian version of the RBMT seems to be an appropriate instrument to identify memory decline in Brazilian older adults.

Clinical Utility of DSM Personality Disorder Criteria in Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Zweig ◽  
Patricia Zeff ◽  
Daniel J. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Clinical Utility

Memory Test for Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita M. Hubley ◽  
Tom N. Tombaugh
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Memory Test

scholarly journals Comparison of adaptive versions of the Hong Kong-specific criteria and 2015 Beers criteria for assessing potentially inappropriate medication use in Hong Kong older patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanyu ZHANG ◽  
Eliza L. Y. WONG ◽  
Samuel Y. S. WONG ◽  
Patsy Y. K. CHAU ◽  
Benjamin H. K. YIP ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Beers Criteria ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background The Hong Kong-specific criteria have been established in 2019 to assess potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults and improve the local prescribing quality. The aim of this study was to compare the adaptive versions of the Hong Kong-specific criteria and 2015 Beers criteria for assessing the prevalence and correlates of PIM use in Hong Kong older patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 using the Hospital Authority (HA) database. A total of 489,301 older patients aged 65 years and older visiting general outpatient clinics (GOPCs) during the study period were included in the study. Two categories of PIM use included in the Hong Kong-specific criteria and 2015 Beers criteria, i.e. PIMs independent of diagnoses and PIMs considering specific medical conditions, were adapted to assess the prevalence of PIM use among the study sample. Characteristics of PIM users and the most frequently prescribed PIMs were investigated for each set of the criteria. Factors associated with PIM use were identified using the stepwise multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results The adaptive Hong Kong-specific criteria could detect a higher prevalence of patients exposed to at least one PIM than that assessed by the adaptive Beers criteria (49.5% vs 47.5%). Meanwhile, the adaptive Hong Kong-specific criteria could identify a higher rate of patients exposed to PIMs independent of diagnoses (48.1% vs 46.8%) and PIMs considering specific medical conditions (7.3% vs 4.9%) compared with that of the adaptive Beers criteria. The most frequently prescribed PIMs detected by the adaptive Beers criteria were all included in the adaptive Hong Kong-specific criteria. The strongest factor associated with PIM use was number of different medications prescribed. Patients with female gender, aged 65 ~ 74 years, a larger number of GOPC visits, and more than six diagnoses were associated with greater risk of PIM use, whereas advancing age was associated with lower risk of PIM use. Conclusions The adaptive Hong Kong-specific criteria could detect a higher prevalence of PIM use than the adaptive Beers criteria in older adults visiting GOPCs in Hong Kong. It is necessary to update the prevalence and correlates of PIM use regularly in older adults to monitor the burden of PIM use and identify vulnerable patients who need further interventions.

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