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Telephone-Administered Cognitive Tests as Tools for the Identification of Eligible Study Participants for Population-Based Research in Aging*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2009

Christina Wolfson ,
Susan A. Kirkland ,
Parminder S. Raina ,
Jennifer Uniat ,
Karen Roberts ,
Howard Bergman ,
Linda Furlini ,
Amélie Pelletier ,
Geoff Strople  and
Camille L. Angus
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Christina Wolfson*
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
Susan A. Kirkland
Affiliation:
Departments of Community Health & Epidemiology, and Medicine, Dalhousie University
Parminder S. Raina
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University
Jennifer Uniat
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre
Karen Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
Howard Bergman
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Linda Furlini
Affiliation:
Research Ethics Office, McGill University Health Centre
Amélie Pelletier
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre
Geoff Strople
Affiliation:
Departments of Community Health & Epidemiology, and Medicine, Dalhousie University
Camille L. Angus
Affiliation:
Departments of Community Health & Epidemiology, and Medicine, Dalhousie University
Homa Keshavarz
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University
Karen Szala-Meneok
Affiliation:
School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
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†Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: / La correspondance concernant cet article doit être adressées à : Christina Wolfson Division of Clinical Epidemiology McGill University Health Centre 1025 Pine Avenue West, Suite P2.028 Montreal, Qc H3A 1A1 Tel: 514-934-1934 extension 44739 christina.wolfson@mcgill.ca
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Abstract

As part of its recruitment process, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) will face the challenge of screening out individuals who are sufficiently impaired in their ability to provide informed consent. In the process of developing the design of the CLSA, a review of the literature was performed with the goal of identifying currently existing telephone cognitive screening tools that can be used to identify eligible study participants for population-based research on aging. We identified 12 telephone screening tools, four of which were based on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) and eight that were based on other face-to-face screening tools. Characteristics – including the constructs measured, the length of time for administration, the scoring/classification scheme, and any information regarding the validation of each tool – were extracted and summarized.

Résumé

Lors du processus de recrutement, l’Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement (ÉLCV) fera face au défi d’identifier les individus qui ne possèdent pas suffisamment de compétences pour donner un consentement éclairé. Pendant le processus d’élaboration de l’ÉLCV, une revue de la littérature a été faite dans le but d’identifier les outils téléphoniques existants qui permettent le dépistage des déficits cognitifs et qui pourraient être utilisés pour identifier les participants éligibles pour une étude sur le vieillissement fondée sur la population. Nous avons identifié 12 outils téléphonique, quatre étaient basés sur l’examen de l’état mini-mental (MMSE) et huit étaient basés sur d’autres tests de dépistage de l’état cognitif administrés en personne. Les caractéristiques, incluant les items mesurés, le temps requis pour l’administration, le mode de pointage-classification, de même que toutes informations concernant la validation de chaque outil, ont été extraites et résumées.

Keywords

ÉLCVoutils de dépistage téléphoniquele dépistage cognitiveétude longitudinalerecrutementCLSAtelephone screening toolscognitive screeninglongitudinal studyrecruitment
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 28 , Issue 3: Special Issue on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) , September 2009 , pp. 251 - 259
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2009

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Footnotes

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Funding for the development of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Le Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec – Réseau québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement. Funding for this review was provided by a grant from Valorisation recherche Québec.

Parminder Raina holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator award, an Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence award, and a Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging. Howard Bergman is the Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine at McGill University and Jewish General Hospital.

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