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Scientists at University of Massachusetts describe research in dementia

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, November 1st, 2008

"Clock-drawing tests are simple and rapid screening devices for dementia. It was observed that individuals <60 years of age showed similar performance with a digital prompt (''...make the clock read 12:45'') or an analog prompt (''...quarter to 1''), whereas individuals >70 years of age showed improved performance with in analog prompt," investigators in the United States report.

"The digital prompt has routinely been used to force participants to recode the prompt via conceptualization. Differential scoring across a range of ages has likely derived from the advent and increase of digital clocks with the younger segment of the population," wrote A. Chan and...

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