Copyright © 2005 The Eight-item Informant Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia is a copyrighted instrument of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. All Rights Reserved. Washington University grants permission to use and reproduce the Eight-   71945-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code71945-0
nameCopyright © 2005 The Eight-item Informant Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia is a copyrighted instrument of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. All Rights Reserved. Washington University grants permission to use and reproduce the Eight-
descriptionWashington University researchers developed the two-minute "Ascertain Dementia 8" (AD8) eight-question screen to test for the probablility of a person having a dementia such as Alzheimer's. The AD8 Test relies on a friend or family member who knows the person well, known as an informant, to evaluate whether cognitive changes have caused the individual to have difficulties in performing everyday activities
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentAscertain dementia 8
property-
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scale-
methodAD8

Additional Names

short nameAD8; AD8 Dementia Screening Interview; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Basic Attributes

classPANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH
type4  Surveys

Panel Components

71722-3Copyright © 2005 The Eight-item Informant Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia is a copyrighted instrument of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. All Rights Reserved. Washington University grants permission to use and reproduce the Eight-

History/Usage

first releasedAD8
last updated2.52
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names



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