Validity and Reliability of the GPCOG -TR

The General Practitioner assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) was specifically developed as a brief cognitive screening tool to be used by general practitioners (GPs). It consists of a patient section testing cognition and an informant section asking historical questions. The aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of GPCOG-TR on Turkish older adults.

Inclusion Criteria:Inclusion criteria:Age: least 55 years old Provide informed consentExclusion Criteria:Living in a nursing home Presence of psychiatric disorders requiring treatment Presence of other comorbidity interfering with cognitive performance such as severe chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, anemia Impairment of auditory or visual perception Low education ? Known cognitive impairment (for control group only) Lack of a reliable informant.