Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS)

Storey,; Rowland,; Conforti, Matteo; Dickson,

doi:10.4324/9781003076391-40

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“…The original validation study of RUDAS suggests that the score is not influenced by gender, preferred language, or education [11]. However, some studies reported an effect of education on RUDAS scores [15][16][17][18][19].…”

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“…The original RUDAS study with a cut-off of 23 had sensitivity and specificity of 89% and 98% [11,12]. A systematic review and meta-analysis [20] showed that the performance of RUDAS varied with cut-off values and between studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has a score interval of 0-30 points. A total score below 23 suggests dementia [11,12]. RUDAS was translated from the version validated for use in a Danish memory clinic [13].…”

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Diagnosing dementia in the Arctic: translating tools and developing and validating an algorithm for assessment of impaired cognitive function in Greenland Inuit

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Noahsen

Gredal

et al. 2021

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Background:The ageing Arctic populations raise the need for work-up of cognitive function that reflects language and cultural understandings. Aim: To translate and evaluate tools for work-up of cognitive impairment in Greenland. Methods:Step A: An expert panel was established to select tools suitable for the work-up of cognitive impairment at three different settings in Greenland. Step B: Tools were translated in a multiple-step process of independent translations with back-translation and adaptations by two independent translators and two Greenlandic physicians.Step C: a testing and validation process of the tools at three locations: the national hospital in the capital city; regional hospital in a town; health care centre in a small town. Results: Tools selected were Mini-Cog and RUDAS. Participants for testing of tools were 43 of 61 invited, of which six had dementia. RUDAS and Mini-Cog scores were associated (p < 0.001). The smoothed AUC was 0.87 (95%-CI, 0.65-0.95) for Mini-Cog and 0.90 (95%-CI, 0.76-0.97) for RUDAS. The sensitivity of Mini-Cog with a cut-off at ≤3 was 83.3%, and specificity was 62.2%. For RUDAS with a cut-off at ≤23, these were 100% and 75.7%, respectively. Conclusion: Requested tools have been translated for assessing cognitive function in the native Arctic setting. Small town residents with a Mini-Cog score of 3 or lower should be referred to a regional hospital for RUDAS, and a score of 23 or less should cause referral to the national hospital for a full work-up of cognitive function.

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