In older patients, acute medical illness that requires hospitalization is a sentinel event that
often precipitates disability. This results in the subsequent inability to live independently and …

Intensive care unit survivors experience prolonged physical impairments, cognitive
impairments, and mental health problems, commonly referred to as post-intensive care …

Falls are common health events that cause discomfort and disability for older adults and
stress for caregivers. Using the case of an older man who has experienced multiple falls and …

Cognitive impairment creates significant challenges for patients, their families and friends,
and clinicians who provide their health care. Early recognition allows for diagnosis and …

Objective. To design a brief cognitive screener with acceptable sensitivity and specificity for
identifying subjects with cognitive impairment Design. Cohort one is assembled from a …

Objectives: To test the Mini‐Cog, a brief cognitive screening test, in an epidemiological study
of dementia in older Americans. Design: A population‐based post hoc examination of the …

Objectives Previous studies have shown that a single question may identify individuals with
inadequate health literacy. We evaluated and compared the performance of 3 health literacy …

Background: Dementia is a large and growing problem but is often not diagnosed in its
earlier stages. Screening and earlier treatment could reduce the burden of suffering of this …

Background: As the population ages, it is increasingly important to use effective short
cognitive tests for suspected dementia. We aimed to review systematically brief cognitive …

Objectives: To assess physician recognition of dementia and cognitive impairment, compare
recognition with documentation, and identify physician and patient factors associated with …