Adaptation and Validation of the Psychological Consequences of Screening Questionnaire (PCQ) for Cognitive Screening in Primary Care.

Rebecca M LovettSarah FilecJeimmy HurtadoMary KwasnyAlissa SidemanStephen D PersellKatherine PossinMichael Wolf

Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2024)

The PCQ scale is an overall valid measure of psychological dysfunction related to cognitive screening in older adults receiving normal screen results.PCQ scale performance should be further validated in diverse populations and those with abnormal cognitive screening results.The adapted PCQ may be useful to both health research and policy stakeholders seeking improved assessment of psychological impacts of cognitive screening.

Keyphrases

primary care
mental health
oxidative stress
physical activity
drug induced