NR 601 WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT: The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG)_ Complete Solution

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The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) Explain the purpose of the tool. The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) is a screening test for cognitive impairment in... primary care consisting of a four-component patient assessment and a brief interview (Seeher & Brodaty, 2016). This screening tool has proven to be a reliable, valid and efficient tool to screen for dementia especially in a primary care office (Brodaty et al., 2016). Tool scoring guidelines. The cognitive test totals 9 points consisting of time orientation, clock drawing, awareness of a current news event, and recall of a name and an address indicating the following (Seeher & Brodaty, 2016): • Score of 0-4= cognitive impairment • Score of 5-8= informant interview The informant interview, totaling 6 points, asks the next of kin about memory, word finding difficulties, trouble managing finances, difficulties managing medication independently and needing assistance with transportation. One point is given for every answer that is not a yes indicating the following (Seeher & Brodaty, 2016): • Score of 6= less impairment • Score of 0-3= cognitive impairment [Show More]

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