Use of the QuickSort with older adults whose lifestyle decision-making capacity is being questioned.OBJECTIVES
 This study investigated whether the QuickSort - a brief new cognitive screen - provides efficient and accurate information regarding patients' LS-DMC when initially interviewed.


 QuickSort scores, patient background information, and two common cognitive screens were used to differentiate between older inpatients (n = 124) who lacked (64%)/did not-lack (36%) LS-DMC.


 The QuickSort differentiated between those lacking/not-lacking LS-DMC better than two common cognitive screens and patient information.  The likelihood that inpatients lacked LS-DMC increased by a factor of 65.26 for QuickSort scores <2 and reduced by a factor of 0.32 for scores ≥13.  The QuickSort provides time-efficient and sensitive information regarding patients' LS-DMC, making it a viable alternative to longer cognitive screens that are used at the initial interview stage.
QuickSort
Use of the QuickSort with older adults whose lifestyle decision-making capacity is being questioned.OBJECTIVES
 This study investigated whether the QuickSort - a brief new cognitive screen - provides efficient and accurate information regarding patients' LS-DMC when initially interviewed.


 QuickSort scores, patient background information, and two common cognitive screens were used to differentiate between older inpatients (n = 124) who lacked (64%)/did not-lack (36%) LS-DMC.


 The QuickSort differentiated between those lacking/not-lacking LS-DMC better than two common cognitive screens and patient information.  The likelihood that inpatients lacked LS-DMC increased by a factor of 65.26 for QuickSort scores <2 and reduced by a factor of 0.32 for scores ≥13.  The QuickSort provides time-efficient and sensitive information regarding patients' LS-DMC, making it a viable alternative to longer cognitive screens that are used at the initial interview stage.
QuickSort
Use of the QuickSort with older adults whose lifestyle decision-making capacity is being questioned.OBJECTIVES
 This study investigated whether the QuickSort - a brief new cognitive screen - provides efficient and accurate information regarding patients' LS-DMC when initially interviewed.


 QuickSort scores, patient background information, and two common cognitive screens were used to differentiate between older inpatients (n = 124) who lacked (64%)/did not-lack (36%) LS-DMC.


 The QuickSort differentiated between those lacking/not-lacking LS-DMC better than two common cognitive screens and patient information.  The likelihood that inpatients lacked LS-DMC increased by a factor of 65.26 for QuickSort scores <2 and reduced by a factor of 0.32 for scores ≥13.  The QuickSort provides time-efficient and sensitive information regarding patients' LS-DMC, making it a viable alternative to longer cognitive screens that are used at the initial interview stage.
QuickSort