Barriers to early detection of cognitive impairment in the elderly despite the availability of simple cognitive screening tools and the pharmacist’s role in early detection and referral
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2017-07-05
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Aim The aim of this review is to identify a suitable cognitive screening tool that can be used by the pharmacist during home medication review in addition to calculating the medications’ total anticholinergic burden (ACB). Data sources A search of the literature was conducted using PubMed, Embase, Medline and Google Scholar databases to identify relevant studies using the following keywords: ‘cognitive impairment’, ‘cognitive impairment AND diagnosis’, ‘cognitive scales’, ‘dementia’, ‘delirium’, ‘pharmacist role’, ‘mini-mental state examination (MMSE)’, ‘the Rowland dementia assessment scale (RUDAS)’, ‘the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognition (ADAS-Cog)’ and ‘barriers and problems’. Only informational websites, clinical trials and review articles were included. Results The MMSE, RUDAS, ADAS-Cog, Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale (PAS) and Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (KICA-Cog) require specialist training. The anxiety and depression checklist (K10) and ‘worried about your memory’ (WAYM) can be self-administered without prior training. The ACB scoring system can also be used to determine the total medications ACB. Conclusion The K10 and WAYM can be used by the pharmacist during medication reviews to detect cognitive impairment early and refer the elderly for further medical care supported by the calculated score for the patient‘s total medications‘ ACB.Citation
Abed, H., Ball, P. and Morrissey, H. (2017) 'Barriers to early detection of cognitive impairment in the elderly despite the availability of simple cognitive screening tools and the pharmacist's role in early detection and referral' Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47, pp. 287–293 doi:10.1002/jppr.1252Journal
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1445-937Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/jppr.1252
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