Ozer, S, Young, J, Champ, C et al. (1 more author) (2016) A systematic review of the diagnostic test accuracy of brief cognitive tests to detect amnestic mild cognitive impairment. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31 (11). pp. 1139-1150. ISSN 0885-6230
Abstract
Objective: People with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are at an increased risk of developing dementia. Efficient ways of identifying this ‘at risk’ population are required for larger-scale research studies. This systematic review describes the diagnostic accuracy of brief cognitive tests for detecting aMCI. Methods: Fifteen databases were searched from 1999 to July 2013 to identify papers for inclusion. Prospective studies assessing the diagnostic test accuracy of simple and brief cognitive tests for identifying people with aMCI against a reference standard (Petersen criteria) were included. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and likelihood ratios were calculated. Predictive validity and test–retest reliability were also extracted, when provided. Risk of bias was assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool. Results: Thirty-nine studies assessing 42 index tests were included. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment was the most comprehensively assessed test with evidence of high sensitivity for aMCI and good test–retest reliability, but low specificity was reported by the only study judged to be at low risk of bias. Other brief cognitive tests that include an assessment of word recall and multi-task tests that assess several cognitive domains were also found to exhibit high sensitivities and reasonable specificities. However, the confidence of the findings was affected by overall low quality of the contributing studies. Conclusion: Several brief cognitive tests have shown promising diagnostic test accuracy results for identifying aMCI. However, concerns over the quality of the constituent studies and lack of evidence on the predictive validity of these tests mean that new validation studies are warranted.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ozer, S., Young, J., Champ, C., and Burke, M. (2016) A systematic review of the diagnostic test accuracy of brief cognitive tests to detect amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 31: 1139–1150. doi: 10.1002/gps.4444, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4444. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | ageing; Alzheimer’s disease; dementia; MCI; SRR |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Inst for Health Research (NIHR) PB-PG-0211-24044 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2016 10:13 |
Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2017 10:30 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4444 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/gps.4444 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95773 |