Telepsychiatry for Neurocognitive Testing in Older Rural Latino Adults

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Examines two methods of neurocognitive assessments, telepsychiatry and in-person, using the same Spanish-language battery for testing to determine whether they are comparable among Spanish-speaking older adults in a rural setting. Includes telepsychiatry and in-person assessment data by education, acculturation, health literacy, depression, and a mini mental state exam.

Ipsit V. Vahia, Bernardo Ng, Alvaro Camacho, et al.

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(7), 666-670

07/2015

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Dementia · Elderly population · Health screening · Hispanic or Latino · Mental health conditions · Specialty care · Telehealth · California