Abstract
Introduction Since April 2012, acute hospitals need to screen older inpatients for dementia. We investigated whether investigation of low Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) scores conforms to NICE guidance on dementia (CG42). We also evaluated inpatient experience of cognitive testing. Methods Structured interviews with 25 inpatients who remembered their memory test. Notes review of 40 inpatients aged ≥65 without known dementia with AMT Results Patients accepted AMT administration and it did not cause distress. However, no patient received an explanation for the test and the majority were not given the result. Of 40 patients with AMT Discussion Although memory testing is acceptable to patients, insufficient information about the test and its results is provided. Investigation of dementia falls short of NICE CG42. There is under-diagnosis of Alzheimer9s disease. This suggests a gap in hospital doctors9 training.
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