Cognitive Screening Made Easy for PCPs - Administrative Supplement
University of Texas at Austin
Summary
This project will facilitate early detection of cognitive decline in older adults through development and implementation of an automated risk assessment and cognitive screening tool for use in primary care. By providing an automated tool developed specifically to address the needs of PCPs, it will be easier to screen for cognitive impairment, increasing the number of older adults who are screened and thus identified and treated.
Description
In the United States and around the world, people are living longer lives. As the population ages, so does the number of older adults who may experience declines in memory, attention, reasoning, or other thinking skills. Some of these changes in cognition can be treated and reversed if caught early. Others can be slowed down and hopefully one day prevented. Unfortunately, people with cognitive decline or very mild dementia often are not recognized until late in the disease course when treatments are less effective. As the first health care professional most people reach out to about medical co…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 60+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 60 years and older; * Ethnic/racial background consistent with NIH policy * Male or female * Fluent in Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Confounding conditions that could impact ability to participate in the study (e.g., cognitive impairment sufficient to impact ability to follow instructions on the iPad, motor impairment that would prohibit independent use of RACS, poor visual acuity) * Prior diagnosis of dementia * Non-Spanish speaking.
Interventions
- BehavioralRACS app
risk assessment questions, symbol matching task, voice tasks
Locations (3)
- Family Wellness ClinicAustin, Texas
- University of Texas Health Austin Primary Care ClinicAustin, Texas
- UT Health San Antonio's Geriatrics and Supportive Care ClinicSan Antonio, Texas