Usefulness of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale in screening for dementia

Int Psychogeriatr. 1995 Spring;7(1):17-24. doi: 10.1017/s1041610295001815.

Abstract

The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale is a qualitative staging instrument that has traditionally been used for assessing the severity of dementia. We used it for screening dementia in a population study of 75-, 80-, and 85-year-old people. The modified CDR scale was easy to establish and it proved to be useful in screening dementia. A more thorough examination is needed in the second phase to identify the false positives. The sensitivity of the CDR scale was 95% and the specificity 94%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / classification
  • Activities of Daily Living / psychology
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis
  • Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology*
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology
  • Dementia / diagnosis
  • Dementia / epidemiology*
  • Dementia / psychology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Finland / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening*
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Status Schedule / statistics & numerical data
  • Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results