Problems screening for HAND among the educationally disadvantaged

Authors

Mandi W. Musso, Graduate Medical Education , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
Seandra J. Cosgrove, Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
MacKenzie R. Peltier, Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
Brian L. McGee, Psychiatry , LSUHSC-OLOL Psychiatry Residency , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.
Glenn N. Jones, Graduate Medical Education , Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Abstract

Neurocognitive screeners are used to detect symptoms of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND). However, the degree to which education and socioeconomic status affect these screeners remains unclear. Neurocognitive screeners were administered to 187 socioeconomically disadvantaged HIV+ individuals upon entering treatment who had no other risk factors for HAND. The false positive rates were: 84% for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, 59% for the International HIV Dementia Scale, and 28.3% for the Modified HIV Dementia Scale. Given these high false positive rates, the screeners may be more useful for establishing baseline functioning and sequential testing to detect deterioration.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Applied neuropsychology. Adult

First Page

120

Last Page

125

Recommended Citation

Musso, M. W., Cosgrove, S. J., Peltier, M. R., McGee, B. L., & Jones, G. N. (2018). Problems screening for HAND among the educationally disadvantaged. Applied neuropsychology. Adult, 25 (2), 120-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2016.1248766