general practioner assessment of cognition (GPCOG)

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Introduction

2 sections:

  • patient: 9 item cognitive test score correct items, total score = 9
  • informant: (presumably caregiver) 6 historical questions score an answer of 'no', total score = 6

Higher score indicates better performance.

Items & questions derived from:

Time to administer:

  • 4 minutes for patient section
  • 2 minutes for informant section
  • 6 minutes total

In the diagnosis of dementia: (using a cutoff score of 4)

More general terms

References

  1. Sloane PD Key Issues in the Primary Care of Alzheimer's disease In: Facilitating Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's Disease in the Primary Care Setting Internal Medicine World Report 20(11) suppl Nov, 2005
  2. Brodaty H, Pond D, Kemp NM, Luscombe G, Harding L, Berman K, Huppert FA. The GPCOG: a new screening test for dementia designed for general practice. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Mar;50(3):530-4. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11943052