Validation and Normative Data for the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study.
Adam C BentvelzenJohn D CrawfordAdam TheobaldKate MastonMelissa J SlavinSimone ReppermundKristan KangKatya T NumbersHenry BrodatyPerminder Singh SachdevNicole A KochanPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
In a large sample of community-dwelling older adults, the TICS-M performed well in terms of construct validity against typical screening tools and neuropsychological measures and diagnostic validity for incident dementia. The comprehensive, regression-based, and robust normative data provided will help improve the sensitivity, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of cognitive testing with older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2108-2115, 2019.