The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of Dynamic Loewenstein's Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Assessment Scale for Geriatrics (DLOTCA-G) in parkinson patients.
The purpose of this study to evaluate the usefulness of Dynamic Loewenstein's Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Assessment Scale for Geriatrics (DLOTCA-G) in the early detection of cognitive impairment in parkinson patients aged 65 and over, with and without dementia.The investigators also aimed to compare the Mini Mental State Assessment Test with DLOTCA-G.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
90
All three groups were evaluated once with the DLOTCA-G, a cognitive assessment battery.
Kütahya Health Sciences University
Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Dynamic Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment-Geriatric Version
The Dynamic Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment is an occupational performance measurement battery designed to assess basic cognitive skills and visual perception in adults with neurological deficits. Consists 8 subtests: orientation, awareness, visual perception, spatial perception, praxis, visuomotor construction and thinking operations and memory. All subtests of DLOTCA-G are scored between 1 - 4 points. And higher scores indicate better cognitive performance. There is no cut-off value for Parkinson's patients.
Time frame: Baseline (First assessment)
Mini Mental State Examination
The Mini Mental State Examination is a brief screening tool that provides a quantitative assessment of cognitive impairment and to record cognitive changes over time. It consists of five subscales: orientation, memory, attention and calculation, recall and language. In the evaluation of the test, scores below 15 indicate low cognitive level, scores between 15 and 26 indicate medium cognitive level, and scores of 26 and above indicate high cognitive level.
Time frame: Baseline (First assessment)
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