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LOINC 2.82

Ascertain Dementia 8 [AD8]

Definition

  • Washington University researchers developed the two-minute "Ascertain Dementia 8" (AD8) eight-question screen to test for the probablility of a person having a dementia such as Alzheimer's. The AD8 Test relies on a friend or family member who knows the person well, known as an informant, to evaluate whether cognitive changes have caused the individual to have difficulties in performing everyday activities

Component

  • Ascertain dementia 8

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Property

  • -

Scale

  • -

Method

  • AD8

Related names

  • AD8; AD8 Dementia Screening Interview; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Index terms

  • AD8
  • AD8 Dementia Screening Interview
  • Pan
  • Panel
  • PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH
  • Panl
  • Pnl
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Survey
  • SURVEY.MTLHLTH