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The phrase: "no ifs, ands, or buts" and cognitive testing. Lessons from an Asian-American community
Victor G Valcour1, Kamal H Masaki, Patricia L Blanchette
1Geriatric Medicine Program, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Vvalcour@aol.com
Hawaii Medical Journal
|June 8, 2002
Abstract:
This study assessed the clinical utility of repeating the phrase "No ifs, ands, or buts" for cognitive testing in Hawaii. 242 subjects were screened; 25 (10%) had cognitive impairment. 68% of all subjects were unable to say the phrase "No ifs, ands, or buts" (83% of cognitively impaired and 67% of cognitively intact, p = 0.122). Specificity for cognitive impairment was poor.