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Table 2 Summary of pre- and post-operative assessments

From: A proposal for virtual, telephone-based preoperative cognitive assessment in older adults undergoing elective surgery

Variable

Pre-operative assessment (median, IQR)

Post-operative assessment (median, IQR)

Time for T-MoCA, minutes

4 (3–5)

3 (3–4)

T-MoCA score

13 (12–14)

13 (12–14)

Time for the full assessment, minutes

10 (8.25–12)

8 (7–12.25)

Katz score for ADLa

6 (6–6)

6 (6–6)

Lawton-Brody score for IADLb

8 (6–8)

8 (5–8)

GADc 2-item

1 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

  1. aADL Activities of Daily Living
  2. bIADL Instrumental Activities of daily living
  3. cGAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder, T-MoCA MoCA 5-minute test/Telephone