Assessing cognition and daily function in early dementia using the cognitive-functional composite: findings from the Catch-Cog study cohort.
Roos J JuttenJohn E HarrisonPhilippe R Lee Meeuw KjoeSilvia IngalaR VreeswijkR A J van DeelenFrank Jan de JongEsther M OpmeerAndré AlemanCraig W RitchiePhilip ScheltensSietske A M SikkesPublished in: Alzheimer's research & therapy (2019)
Our findings illustrate that the CFC has good construct validity, captures clinically relevant aspects of disease severity, and shows no range restrictions in scoring. It therefore provides a more useful outcome measure than traditional tests to evaluate cognition and function in MCI and mild AD.