n_test_clock
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Clock test
see also:
General points
- Ensure the patient is wearing glasses and/or hearing aids if required and assess the need for an interpreter.
- the clock test is a test of frontal and executive functioning and assess the need for further cognitive testing and screen for dementia.
- requirements: A4 sheet of paper and pen
- score 1 point for each component of the task correctly completed
- consider more detailed assessment or referral if difficulty in any task
- the clock drawing test is also used as a distractor in the Modified Mini-Cog Test
Clock test
- Instruction given once:
- Speak clearly and slowly and advise the person to listen carefully as you can only say this once - No prompting
- “Draw a clock face with the numbers on it and draw in the hands as if it was Ten past Eleven”
- Scoring - 1 for each:
- Draws a closed circle
- Places numbers in the correct position
- Includes all 12 numbers
- Places clock hands in the correct position
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