Problems screening for HAND among the educationally disadvantaged. Issue 2 (4th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Musso, Mandi W.; Cosgrove, Seandra J.; Peltier, MacKenzie R.; McGee, Brian L.; Jones, Glenn N.
• Is Part Of: Applied neuropsychology. Volume 25:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 120
• Page End: 125
• Publication Date: 2018-03-04
• Subjects: AIDS dementia complex/diagnosis -- cognitive change -- HIV associated dementia (HAD) -- HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) -- HIV Infections/complications -- neuropsychological tests; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Cognition disorders -- Periodicals; Brain -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Brain -- Imaging -- Periodicals; Brain -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Diagnostic Imaging -- Periodicals; Neuropsychological Tests -- Periodicals; Adult; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2016.1248766
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2327-9095

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Neurocognitive screeners are used to detect symptoms of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). However, the degree to which education and socioeconomic status affect these screeners remains unclear. Neurocognitive screeners were administered to 187 socioeconomically disadvantaged HIV+ individuals upon entering treatment who had no other risk factors for HAND. The false positive rates were: 84% for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, 59% for the International HIV Dementia Scale, and 28.3% for the Modified HIV Dementia Scale. Given these high false positive rates, the screeners may be more useful for establishing baseline functioning and sequential testing to detect deterioration.