2011
Age and Gender but Not Common Chronic Illnesses Predict Odor Identification in Older African Americans
Hawkins KA, Pearlson GD. Age and Gender but Not Common Chronic Illnesses Predict Odor Identification in Older African Americans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2011, 19: 777-782. PMID: 21873833, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181f7d8e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Smell Identification TestOlder African AmericansChronic illnessBSIT scoresHealthy older African AmericansCommon chronic illnessCommon chronic conditionsLoss of smellSmell Identification TestAfrican AmericansSpecific neurodegenerative diseasesThyroid disordersChronic conditionsLimited normative dataClinical utilityOlder subjectsAge 55Odor identificationNeurodegenerative diseasesGeneral communityEarly detectionMinority cohortGlobal cognitionDemographic predictorsIdentification TestMini-Mental State Exam Performance of Older African Americans: Effect of Age, Gender, Education, Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Inclusion of Serial 7s Subtraction Versus “World” Backward on Score
Hawkins KA, Cromer JR, Piotrowski AS, Pearlson GD. Mini-Mental State Exam Performance of Older African Americans: Effect of Age, Gender, Education, Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Inclusion of Serial 7s Subtraction Versus “World” Backward on Score. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2011, 26: 645-652. PMID: 21813555, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Everyday Decision-Making Ability in Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment
Lai JM, Gill TM, Cooney LM, Bradley EH, Hawkins KA, Karlawish JH. Everyday Decision-Making Ability in Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008, 16: 693-696. PMID: 18669948, PMCID: PMC2730037, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e31816c7b54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecision-making abilityDecision-making capacityCognitive impairmentMacArthur Competency Assessment ToolExecutive functionMeasure of understandingOverall cognitionAssessment of capacityValid measureAlpha coefficientMedical treatment decisionsCronbach's alpha coefficientGood reliabilityImpairmentMeasuresACEDModerate correlationOlder personsCognitionAssessment toolPersonsAbilityReasoningCaregiversEveryday
2004
Who Can Stay at Home?: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community
Cooney LM, Kennedy GJ, Hawkins KA, Hurme SB. Who Can Stay at Home?: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community. JAMA Internal Medicine 2004, 164: 357-360. PMID: 14980985, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.4.357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingDisability EvaluationGeriatric AssessmentHumansInstitutionalizationLegal GuardiansMental CompetencyPhysician's RoleConceptsExecutive functionUnsafe actionsDecision-making abilityProblem-solving abilityCognitive functionImpaired insightPerson's capacityChoices of individualsIndependent livingOlder individualsSocial agencyDeficitsIndividualsAbilityPlanning limitsDecisionsMedical decisionsImplicationsActionFinal responsibilityGlobal testChoiceResponsibility