Dementia Screening & Assessment

Please note that this webpage is for educational purposes only. MD International Medical Centre does not conduct Dementia Screening & Assessment.

Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life.

Below are 2 simple screening tests you can do if you suspect that someone in your home might be suffering from Dementia. Please seek professional medical help if you are unsure by visiting your family doctor.

Elderly Cognitive Assessment Questionaire (ECAQ) :

Memory

1. I want you to remember this number. Can you repeat after me (4517)? I shall test you again in 15 minutes.

2. How old are you?

3. When is your birthday? OR what year were you born in?

Orientation & Information

4. What is the year?

5. Date?

6. Day?

7. Month?

8. What is this place called? (Home etc)

9. What is his/her job? (eg choose someone in the home)

Memory Recall

10. Can you recall the number again (from question 1)?

SCORE : Each question correctly answered is 1 point.

The ECAQ is a 10-item cognitive test which assesses memory and information-orientation. Using a cut-off score of 5/6, it has 85.3% sensitivity with 91.5% specificity for identifying cognitive impairment.

Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) :

Education level : ___________ years

What is the year?

What is the time? (within 1 hr)

What is your age?

What is your date of birth?

What is your home address?

Where are we now?

Who is our country's Prime Minister?

What is his/her job? (show picture)

Memory phrase "37 Bukit Timah Road"

Count backwards from 20 to 1

Recall memory phrase

TOTAL SCORE : Each question correctly answered is 1 point.

For mild cognitive impairment, AMT's cut-off score is 7/8 (81% sensitivity with 89% specificity)

Suspect dementia if :

Education years 0-6 and AMT score 0-6

Education years >6 and score 0-8

Please seek Medical attention as soon as possible if you are unsure of you or your family's health condition.

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Vitamins & Nutrients for a Well-functioning Immune System to Protect against COVID-19 & other Viral Infections

(Ref: Nutrients. 2020 Apr 23;12(4). pii: E1181. doi: 10.3390/nu12041181 Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections Calder PC¹, Carr AC², Gombart AF³, Eggersdorfer M⁴.

Up to $400 per Medisave Account per year can be used for Vaccinations under the National Adult & Childhood Immunisation Schedule - Influenza, Pneumococcal (PCV13/PPSV), Human Papillomavirus (HPV2/HPV4), Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis (Tdap), Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) and Chickenpox (Varicella).

Part of MOH's Swab & Go Home programme. Our clinic can carry out the COVID-19 Swab test for anyone who meets the MOH medical criteria. All individuals aged 13 and above, diagnosed with ARI will be COVID Swab-tested. Cost of Swab test to be borne by Ministry of Health Singapore.

Part of the National Influenza Sentinel Surveillance programme with MOH. If you have a fever of > 38 degrees with a cough, our clinic is able to test for COVID-19. For children below 12 years old with clinical diagnosis of HFMD (eg fever, oral ulcers, rash), our clinic can test for Hand Foot & Mouth Disease (The tests are for surveillance purposes only).

Groups at Higher Risk for Severe Illness in a COVID-19 Infection

Comorbidities & Underlying Health Conditions in COVID-19 Patients with Complications

· Hypertension

· Diabetes mellitus

· Cerebrovascular disease

· Cardiovascular disease

· Chronic lung diseases including COPD

· Chronic Kidney disease

· Asthma

· Dementia

· Chronic Neurological Disorders

· Cancer

· Rheumatological Disorder

· Obesity

· Smoking

· Chronic Hematologic disease / Haemoglobin Blood Disorders

· Liver disease / Hepatitis B Infection

· Malnutrition

· Immunodeficiency / Immunocompromised eg HIV AIDS

· People aged 65 and older

(Ref: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-020-0642-3.pdf, Dailymail.co.uk, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32320003/, Comorbidity and its impact on 1590 patients with Covid-19 in China: A Nationwide Analysis https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2020/03/17/13993003.00547-2020

Co-infection of COVID-19 with other infectious diseases is possible.

Reduce your risk of getting sick with COVID-19

Make sure your vaccinations are up-to-date. People older than 65 years, and those with many underlying conditions, such as those who are immunocompromised or with significant liver disease, are recommended to receive vaccinations against Influenza and pneumococcal disease (PCV). Click here for Vaccination schedules (NAIS/NCIS).
Do not delay getting medical care for your underlying condition because of COVID-19. MD International Medical Centre has contingency MOH infection prevention protocols to protect you from getting COVID-19 if you need care for your underlying condition.
Continue your medications and do not change your treatment plan without talking to your doctor.
Make sure that you have at least a two-week supply of your chronic disease medications.
Call MDIMC @ Tel: 6694 1661 for a medical appointment if you have any concerns about your underlying medical conditions or if you get sick. Our clinic is a PHPC-accredited medical clinic. Under the MOH Swab & Go Home programme, our doctors can do a COVID-19 PCR Swab test if you meet the MOH medical crtieria.

Why the Flu Vaccination is Important

during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Asymptomatic patients may not display no symptoms of illness. Vulnerable people should get vaccinated against Influenza as the stop gap until the COVID vaccine is found. The Flu vaccine would protect susceptible people from, as well as exclude the Flu and H1N1 viruses should they start to show URTI or ARI symptoms.

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The latest Influenza Vaccine is now available. It protects against the Flu and H1N1 Viruses. In the event that a person displays flu-like symptoms after the Flu vaccination, both Flu and H1N1 may be excluded in his diagnosis, and treatment can be sought quickly should the patient have contracted COVID-19.

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