My folks (over 70) claim they get rudimentary cognitive tests basically every time they see a doctor - “Who are you here to see?” “What day is it?” etc. I’m ready to believe that some form of cognitive assessment is a routine part of geriatric care. I’m not ready to believe that a full-on MCoA is routine, unless patient fails the “Can you spell ‘world’?” part.
My folks (over 70) claim they get rudimentary cognitive tests basically every time they see a doctor - “Who are you here to see?” “What day is it?” etc. I’m ready to believe that some form of cognitive assessment is a routine part of geriatric care. I’m not ready to believe that a full-on MCoA is routine, unless patient fails the “Can you spell ‘world’?” part.
That’s a thing you get in any psych thing too, regardless of age. Where are you, what day is it, why are you here?
Twice the psychologists didn’t even know why I was there.