7‐Minute Medi‐Cog - University of Maryland School of ... · 7‐Minute Medi‐Cog Katherine Anderson, PharmD, CGP, FASCP Pharmacists International Consulting Specialists [email protected]

7‐MinuteMedi‐Cog

KatherineAnderson,PharmD,CGP,FASCPPharmacistsInternationalConsultingSpecialists

[email protected]

Professional Resources & Business Development

LearningObjectives

• Articulatethevalueofabriefcognitive/pillboxskillsscreentoidentifypatientsatriskformedicationmisadventures.

• Administerandscoreabriefcognitivescreenthatidentifiesclinicallysignificantcognitiveimpairment.

• Administerapillboxskillsscreendesignedtoidentifypatientswhowouldbenefitfrompillboxeducation.

• Applyclinicaljudgmenttotheinterpretationofapatient’sperformanceontheMedi‐Cog.

• EvaluatetheMedi‐Cogforapplicabilityinvariouspracticesettings.

Self‐AssessmentQuestions

1.HowmanypointsareawardedtoaClockDrawTest(CDT)intheMini‐Cog©scoringrubric?

A.0point

B.1point

C.2points

D.EitherAorC


2.IntheMini‐Cog©scoringrubric,howmanypointsareawardedforthecorrectrecallofthreewordsintheThreeItemRecall(TIR)?

A.1point

B.2points

C.3points


3.TheMedi‐Cogiscomprisedofwhichofthefollowingscreens?

A.ClockDrawTest(CDT)B.ThreeItemRecall(TIR)C.MedicationTransferScreen(MTS)D.Alloftheabove


4.Whichofthefollowingscreenshavebeenvalidated?Whichscreenisapartofthepublicdomain?

A.Medi‐Cog/Mini‐Cog

B.Mini‐Cog/MedicationTransferScreen

C.Mini‐Cog/Medi‐Cog

D.MedicationTransferScreen/Medi‐Cog


5.Apatientscores1of5pointsontheMedicationTransferScreen(MTS).Otherthancognitiveimpairment,selectareasonwhythepatientmayhavefailedthescreen.

A.Thepatientwastiredwhenhewasscreened.B.Thepatientisunabletoread.C.Thepatienthadneverdoneatasklikethisbeforeanddidn’tunderstandtheinstructions.D.Thepatientwasnotwearinghisglasses.E.Alloftheabove

MedSafetyScreeningStrategyNeededfor77Boomers+

• Medicationerrorsinjureover1.5millionpeopleayear.1

• Regimennon‐adherenceisassociatedwithinjury,higherhealthcareexpenditures,lossofqualityoflife.

• Healthoutcomeshavebeenshowntoimproveformanypatientswhoutilizeapillbox.2

• Ourgoal:useproactivepreventionstrategies.• Implementswiftandaccuratewaystoidentifypatientsatriskformedicationmismanagement.

1.http//www8nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID+11623.Accessed3/1/20102.ZelikovskyN,etal.Perceivedbarrierstoadherenceamongadolescentrenaltransplantcandidates.PediatrTransplant.2008May;12(3):300‐8.

SafeMedicationManagement

• Limitedvalidatedscreenstopredictmedadherence.• Mini‐Cog©isvalidatedasacognitivescreen.• Medi‐Coghasnotyetbeenvalidated.(Mini‐Cog©+MTS)

• MedicationTransferScreen(MTS)wasdevelopedintheVAandispublicdomain.Ithasnotbeenvalidated.

• Medi‐Cogdevelopedasabriefassessmentofcognition,literacy,pillboxskillsto:– Identifypatientswhohavecognitivedeficit– Alertforliteracydeficits– Flagpatientswhowouldbenefitfrompillboxeducation

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Mini‐CogMini‐Cog©©MethodMethod

• Threeitemrecall(TIR)‐screenernames3unrelatedobjects(banana/sunrise/chair);patientrepeatsthemback.Patientistoldtheywillbeaskedtorecallthewordsintwominutes.

• Clockdrawingtest(CDT)‐subjectisaskedtodrawthefaceofaclock,thentodrawthehandsoftheclockdepicting11:10.“Tenminutesaftereleven.”

• AfterperformingtheCDT,thesubjectisaskedtorecallthe3words.

Borsonetal.JAmGeriatrSoc2005;53:871‐4.

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Mini‐CogMini‐Cog©©ScoringScoring

• Mini‐Cog©–5points– ThreeItemRecall(TIR)‐1pointforeachitemrecalled(0‐3possible)

– ClockDrawTask‐2pointsforacorrectclock;ifallnumbersarenotpresent,ornotincorrectsequenceorposition,thescoreiszero

• Passingscore:>3– All3wordsofTIROR

– Correctclockandrecallofatleastoneword

Mini‐Cog©Administration&Scoring

AudienceParticipation

MedicationTransferScreen• Onthetablewritethenumberofpillsas

instructedintothecorrectcompartments:

• Example:TAKEONETABLETEVERYDAYATBEDTIME(Patientfillsinremainingslots).

• 1.TAKEONETABLETEVERYDAYINTHEMORNING

• 2.TAKEONETABLET3TIMESDAILYWITHMEALS

• 3.TAKETWOTABLETSM‐W‐FINTHEEVENING

• 4.TAKEONE‐HALFTABLETONSATURDAYATBEDTIME

• 5.HowmanypillstotalareinthepillboxfortheentiredayofSaturday?__

S M T W Th F S

Morn

Noon

Eve

Bed 1 1 1 1 1* 1* 1*

Score:1pointforeachMTSquestion(0to5points)

Reprinted with permission of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, Alexandria, Virginia, www.ascp.com. All rights reserved.

Reprinted with permission of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, Alexandria, Virginia, www.ascp.com. All rights reserved.

MedicationTransfer(MTS)Administration&Scoring

AudienceParticipation

Medi‐Cog

• StudyresultsdemonstratedthatMedi‐Cogscreenscorescorrelated0.72withpatientaccuracyinloadingmedicationsinapillbox.

• Screenutilizedinvariouspracticesettings– Attimeofdischargefromhospitals,LTC,SNF.– ALFadmitandroutinescreenforselfadministeredmeds.

– Communitypharmacy– Seniorcentersscreenings

• AndersonK,JueSG,Madaras‐KellyKJ.IdentifyingPatientsatRiskforMedicationMismanagement:UsingCognitiveScreenstoPredictaPatient’sAccuracyinFillingaPillbox.ConsultPharm2008;June;23(6):259‐72.



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