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Some psychometric properties of the CAMCOG

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. Lindeboom ,
R. Ter Horst ,
C. Hooyer ,
M. Dinkgreve  and
C. Jonker
J. Lindeboom*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology of the Free University Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry of the Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
R. Ter Horst
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology of the Free University Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry of the Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
C. Hooyer
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology of the Free University Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry of the Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
M. Dinkgreve
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology of the Free University Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry of the Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
C. Jonker
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology of the Free University Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry of the Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr J. Lindeboom, AMSTEL Project, Prins Hendriklaan 27–29, 1075 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Synopsis

The CAMCOG, the cognitive section of the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly (CAMDEX), was administered twice to 53 patients with a clinical diagnosis ranging from no dementia to severe dementia. The stability of the total CAMCOG score was high (0·97). Patients with less than moderate dementia were differentiated well by the total score and by subscales with a range of more than 8 points, except when education was low or age was higher than 78. Because performance on most (sub)scales is modified by age and education level, stratified norms are desirable. Only the Praxis subscale, and specifically performance on drawing tasks, appeared to be influenced by depression.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 213 - 219
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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