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Identifying Persons With Dementia By Use of a Caregiver Telephone Interview

Received August 27, 1996; revised December 11, 1996; accepted June 16, 1997. From the Medical University of South Carolina, Institute of Psychiatry, Charleston, South Carolina. Address correspondence to Dr. Mintzer, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425-0742.

A telephone screening assessment designed to identify persons likely to have dementia was conducted in a random community sample of 4,403 adults. Because of the cognitive impairment of the subjects, information was obtained from caregivers. Twenty-nine subjects were identified as likely to have dementia. Of these, 15 agreed to a complete dementia assessment conducted in their residence, and all were diagnosed with dementia. There was high reliability between the caregiver telephone interview and the clinical examination.

Key Words: Dementia • Caregivers • Screening