Is the Brief Interview of Mental Status (BIMS) Adequate to Predict Posthospital Cognitive and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Risk?

Date Presented 04/05/19

This study was conducted to compare the BIMS to alternate screening measures in the identification of individuals with functional cognition and IADL impairment that may compromise community independence post-hospital-discharge. Findings demonstrate that the BIMS, along with a brief performance-based screening measure and self-report, could better identify individuals who are at risk for poor outcomes in acute or postacute settings.

Primary Author and Speaker: Timothy Marks

Additional Authors and Speakers: Brittany Nguyen, Courtney Smith, Erika Hoffman, Hayley Engel, Muhammad Al-Heizan, Gordon Giles, Dorothy Farrar Edwards