Associations between the Brief Memory and Executive Test (BMET), Activities of Daily Living, and Quality of Life in Patients with Cerebral Small Vessel Disease.

摘要: Objectives: In addition to neuropsychological difficulties, patients with cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) can have reduced activities of daily living and a poorer quality life compared healthy adults. The Brief Memory Executive Test (BMET), is cognitive screening tool designed be sensitive the profile SVD. While BMET consequences SVD, it unclear how well scores on this measure relate functional outcomes. aims study are investigate relationship between outcomes (activities life) in compare other commonly used tools. Methods: This included 184 participants SVD (mean age=63.2; SD=9.9) 299 controls age=62.4; SD=13.8) who were tested using BMET, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Stroke Specific - Quality Life Scale (SS-QoL), Geriatric Depression (GDS), measures both instrumental (IADL) basic (BADL). Results: After controlling for covariates but not MoCA or MMSE, significantly related IADL group. scores, symptoms depression found significant associated outcome. Conclusion: These results support clinical utility combination standardized questionnaire, during early assessment (JINS, 2016, 22, 1–9)