Cognitive Assessment Tools: Assessment of Dementia
The following validated tools are most appropriate for routine dementia screening in general practice. They take less than five minutes to perform. These tools are:
- General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG)
- Memory Impairment Screen (MIS)
- Mini Cog
See links below to these tools.
Other available tools include:
- MOCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment): MOCA is another good test but it is lengthy and so may be difficult to use within the confines of a general practice consultation.
- MMSE (Mini Mental State Exam): The MMSE is has copyright limitations. The test itself is lengthy and has cultural and educational bias.