New tool evaluates "everyday" cognition

By Susan J. Landers, AMNews staff. July 21, 2008 A new "everyday" cognition scale may allow physicians to assess who among their aging patients is showing early signs of dementia. The 39-question scale, published in the July Neuropsychology, is designed to be filled out by a patient's spouse, friend or relative. These observers are asked to compare an individual's current ability to carry out a number of common tasks to his or her ability to do so a decade earlier. Link to Journal Article: The Measurement of Everyday Cognition (ECog): Scale Development and Psychometric Properties