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A New Clinical Scale for the Staging of Dementia
Charles P. Hughes, Leonard van den Berg, Warren L. Danziger, Lawrence A. Coben, Ronald L. Martin. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1982-06-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Accurate clinical staging of dementia in older subjects has not previously been achieved despite the use of such methods as psychometric testing, behavioural rating, and various combinations of simpler psychometric and behavioural evaluations. The Clinical Dementia Rating (CRD), a global rating device, was developed for a prospective study of mild senile dementia--Alzheimer type (SDAT). Reliability, validity, and correlational data are discussed. The CRD was found to distinguish unambiguously among older subjects with a wide range of cognitive function, from healthy to severely impaired.
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Hughes, C. P., van den Berg, L., Danziger, W. L., Coben, L. A., & Martin, R. L. (1982). A New Clinical Scale for the Staging of Dementia. The British Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.140.6.566
Vancouver
Hughes CP, van den Berg L, Danziger WL, Coben LA, Martin RL. A New Clinical Scale for the Staging of Dementia. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 1982. doi:10.1192/bjp.140.6.566. PMID: 7104545.
BibTeX
@article{hughes1982-7104545,
author = {Hughes, Charles P. and van den Berg, Leonard and Danziger, Warren L. and Coben, Lawrence A. and Martin, Ronald L.},
title = {{A New Clinical Scale for the Staging of Dementia}},
journal = {The British Journal of Psychiatry},
year = {1982},
doi = {10.1192/bjp.140.6.566},
pmid = {7104545},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.140.6.566}
}
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Key findings
- Accurate clinical staging of dementia in older subjects has not previously been achieved despite the use of such methods as psychometric testing, behavioural rating, and various combinations of simpler psychometric and behavioural evaluations.
- The Clinical Dementia Rating (CRD), a global rating device, was developed for a prospective study of mild senile dementia--Alzheimer type (SDAT).
- Reliability, validity, and correlational data are discussed.
- The CRD was found to distinguish unambiguously among older subjects with a wide range of cognitive function, from healthy to severely impaired.
Why it matters
The Clinical Dementia Rating was developed as a global rating device for a prospective study of mild senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. It was found to distinguish unambiguously among older subjects with a wide range of cognitive function, from healthy to severely impaired.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 54/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The British Journal of Psychiatry) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | The British Journal of Psychiatry: journal h-index 376 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1982 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 7 / 7 | Cited 7,056 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 153.4 citations a year over 46 year(s) since 1982 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 10.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 6 / 6 | Cited by 356 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 4 / 4 | Cited 601 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Ronald L. Martin: h-index 23 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Washington University in St. Louis: institution h-index 1,962 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 7104545) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 54 / 100 | — |
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