Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT)
Last reviewed 11/2023
Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT)
(6CIT - Kingshill Version 2000, Dementia screening tool)
| Ask - What year is it? |
Correct - 0 points Incorrect - 4 points |
| Ask - What month is it? |
Correct - 0 points Incorrect - 3 points |
Say - Give the patient an address phrase to remember with 5 components,
eg John, Smith, 42, High St, Bedford
| Ask - About what time is it (within 1 hour) |
Correct - 0 points Incorrect - 3 points |
| Ask - Count backwards from 20-1 |
Correct - 0 points 1 error - 2 points More than 1 error - 4 points |
| Ask - Say the months of the year in reverse |
Correct - 0 points 1 error – 2 points More than 1 error - 4 points |
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Ask - Repeat address phrase John, Smith, 42, High St, Bedford |
Correct - 0 points 1 error - 2 points 2 errors - 4 points 3 errors - 6 points 4 errors - 8 points All wrong - 10 points |
| TOTAL SCORE | 0 - 28 |
Outcome from Score
| 0-7 = normal | Referral not necessary at present |
| 8- 9 = mild cognitive impairment | Probably refer |
| 10-28 = significant cognitive impairment | Refer |
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