Other projectsClock-drawing and Cognition Clock-drawing has been used as a quantitative, qualitative and serial measure of cognitive impairment. Many scoring methods have been proposed without agreement on which is best for most clinical settings. Two early publications addressed this issue. Publications
· Storey JE, Rowland JT, Basic D, Conforti DA. Accuracy of the clock drawing test for detecting dementia in a multicultural sample of elderly Australian patients. International Psychogeriatrics 2002; 14: 259-271.
· Storey JE, Rowland JT, Basic D, Conforti DA. A comparison of five clock scoring methods using ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve analysis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2001; 16: 394-399.
Koori Growing Old Study
The ACRU has supported this important NHMRC study of dementia within the Aboriginal community bu undertaking medical assessments.
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