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Title	Use of the Automatic Clock Drawing Test to Rapidly Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults, Drivers, and the Physically Challenged
Accession No	01055974
Authors	Straus, Sandy Helene
Journal Title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 55 No. 2
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Blackwell Publishers
Publication Date	20070200
Description	pp 310-311; References(10)
Media Type	Print
Languages	English
Abstract	This article describes the Clock Drawing Test (CDT), a cognitive assessment widely used as a screening tool to detect cognitive impairment, patient pathology, brain lesion development, and various forms of dementia and psychiatric disorders. The authors note that the use of different methods, scoring, recording and reporting can result in less-than-objective results on the CDT. They caution that the administration of the CDT on paper proves unfeasible, particularly in hospitals and transportation licensing bureaus, and driver's license agencies, where thousands or millions of older and at-risk adults should receive annual cognitive screenings. In addition, visual impairment or physical disabilities may make the CDT impossible to undertake. The authors then describe the Automatic Clock Drawing Test (ACDT), a sensitive and powerful computer-based tool that can be used to objectively and rapidly screen for cognitive impairment and to predict at-fault collision involvement. The authors conclude that the ACDT is significantly easier and quicker to administer than the manual tests and computerization allows for instant scoring and test results.
TRT Terms	Aged ; Aged drivers ; Assessments ; Automobile drivers ; Cognition ; Cognitive impairment ; Computers ; Dementia ; Psychological aspects ; Simulation ; Testing
Other Terms	Clock drawing test
Subject Areas	H52 HUMAN FACTORS; H51 SAFETY; I83 Accidents and the Human Factor
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TRIS Files	HRIS
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