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HIV Dementia Scale: a rapid screening test
Power C, Selnes OA, Grim JA, McArthur JC.. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association, 1995-03-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
HIV dementia has an annual incidence of 7% after AIDS development and eventually affects 20% of all HIV-infected persons. Accurate and early diagnosis of HIV dementia can lead to optimized therapeutic and management decisions. The purpose of this study was to design a valid instrument to identify HIV dementia.
Key findings
- Accurate and early diagnosis of HIV dementia can lead to optimized therapeutic and management decisions.
- The purpose of this study was to design a valid instrument to identify HIV dementia.
- Five groups totalling 152 outpatients were evaluated; HIV-seronegative (SN) (n = 34); asymptomatic HIV-seropositive (ASX) (n = 38); AIDS, nondemented (AIDS) (n = 53); AIDS, mildly demented (Dm) (n = 39); and AIDS, severely demented (Ds) (n = 7).
- None had CNS opportunistic infections or delirium due to drug intoxication or systemic illness at the time of testing.
Why it matters
This study designed a rapid screening test to identify HIV dementia, since accurate and early diagnosis can lead to optimized therapeutic and management decisions. It does not address treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Participants34
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 43/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology: journal h-index 91 (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 | 1995 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 34 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 377 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 11.4 citations a year over 33 year(s) since 1995 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 3 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 12 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Justin C. McArthur: h-index 29 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Johns Hopkins University: institution h-index 2,306 (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 7859139) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 43 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Power, C., Selnes, O. A., Grim, J. A., & McArthur, J. C. (1995). HIV Dementia Scale: a rapid screening test. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association. https://doi.org/10.1097/00042560-199503010-00008
Vancouver
Power C, Selnes OA, Grim JA, McArthur JC. HIV Dementia Scale: a rapid screening test. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association. 1995. doi:10.1097/00042560-199503010-00008. PMID: 7859139.
BibTeX
@article{power1995-7859139,
author = {Power, C. and Selnes, O. A. and Grim, J. A. and McArthur, J. C.},
title = {{HIV Dementia Scale: a rapid screening test}},
journal = {Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association},
year = {1995},
doi = {10.1097/00042560-199503010-00008},
pmid = {7859139},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/00042560-199503010-00008}
}
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