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The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI): A Practical Test for Cross-Cultural Epidemiological Studies of Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Evelyn L. Teng
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Kazuo Hasegawa
Affiliation:
St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Akira Homma
Affiliation:
St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Yukimuchi Imai
Affiliation:
St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Eric Larson
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Amy Graves
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Keiko Sugimoto
Affiliation:
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Takenori Yamaguchi
Affiliation:
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Hideo Sasaki
Affiliation:
Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
Darryl Chiu
Affiliation:
Honolulu-Asia Aging Study, National Institute on Aging, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Lon R. White
Affiliation:
Honolulu-Asia Aging Study, National Institute on Aging, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

Abstract

The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) has a score range of 0 to 100 and provides quantitative assessment on attention, concentration, orientation, short-term memory, long-term memory, language abilities, visual construction, list-generating fluency, abstraction, and judgment. Scores of the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Modified Mini-Mental State Test, and the Hasegawa Dementia Screening Scale can also be estimated from subsets of the CASI items. Pilot testing conducted in Japan and in the United States has demonstrated its cross-cultural applicability and its usefulness in screening for dementia, in monitoring disease progression, and in providing profiles of cognitive impairment. Typical administration time is 15 to 20 minutes. Record form, manual, videotape of test administration, and quizzes to qualify potential users on the administration and scoring of the CASI are available upon request.

Type
Third Place 1993 IPA Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics
Copyright
© 1994 Springer Publishing Company

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