Table 2

HCAP measures of cognitive health26 27

Outcome measureCognitive domain
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)Global cognitive status
HRS Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (HRS-TICS)Global cognitive status
CERAD Word List Learning and Recall—ImmediateEpisodic memory (immediate)
Retrieval fluency (Animal naming)Language/fluency
Letter cancellationAttention/processing speed
Backward countAttention/processing speed
10/66 RespondentGlobal cognitive status
CERAD Word List Recall—DelayedEpisodic memory (delayed)
Story recall—ImmediateEpisodic memory (immediate)
CERAD Word List—RecognitionEpisodic memory (recognition)
CERAD Constructional Praxis—ImmediateVisuospatial ability
Symbol-Digit Modalities TestAttention/processing speed
CERAD Constructional Praxis—DelayedVisual memory (delayed)
Story recall—DelayedEpisodic memory (delayed)
Story recall—RecognitionEpisodic memory (recognition)
HRS Number SeriesExecutive function
Raven’s Standard Progressive MatricesAbstract reasoning
Trail Making Test (Part A & B)Executive function/attention/processing speed
CES-D Depressive SymptomsAssessment of presence and level of depression
  • Tests listed in order of administration. Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), 16 204 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549, from the Mini Mental State Examination, by Marshal Folstein and Susan Folstein, Copyright 1975, 1998, 2001 by Mini Mental LLC. Published 2001 by PAR. [Copyright@parinc.com].

  • CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease; CES-D, Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; HRS, Health and Retirement Study.