II. Indications
- Dementia Screening by Caregiver report
III. Grading: Used to answer each of 10 questions
- Score 0: None
- Score 0.5: Mild
- Score 1: Mild to Moderate
- Score 2: Moderate to Severe
- Score 3: Severe
IV. Criteria: Ten questions (each graded from 0-none to 3-severe)
- Memory and Recall (Memory Loss or forgetfullness)
- Starts with forgetting events, repeating questions, misplacing items, forgetting appointments
- Progresses to loss of short-term memory, and ultimately longterm memory
- Orientation
- Loss of orientation to time, progressing to place, and ultimately only oriented to name
- Decision Making and Problem Solving Ability
- Loss of everyday problem solving in personal and financial affairs
- Activities Outside the Home
- Loss of function at work, shopping, community, volunteering, or in social groups
- Function at Home and Hobby Activities
- Loss of function in home chores, hobbies and personal interests
- Toileting and Personal Hygiene
- Loss of self-care function (e.g. dressing, bathing, toileting)
- Behavior and Personality Changes
- Changes in behavior, personality, emotional control, appropriateness of choices
- Language and Communication Abilities
- Word finding difficulty, difficulty expressing thoughts, comprehending conversation, reading, writing
- Mood
- Excessive sadness, depression, anxiety or loss of interest in activities
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Attention and Concentration
- Loss of attention, concentration, wakefulness and environmental interaction
V. Interpretation (Based on total score from 10 questions: 0 to 30)
- Normal: 0-1
- Mild Cognitive Impairment: 2-5
- Mild Dementia: 6-12
- Moderate Dementia: 13-20
- Severe Dementia: 20-30
VI. Resources
- Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS)