AD8 Dementia Screening Interview (informant)
AD8 Dementia Screening Interview: eight informant yes/no items on change due to thinking/memory problems.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Judgment
- Yes
- Interest
- No
- Repeating
- Yes
- Learning Tool
- No
- Date Recall
- No
- Finances
- No
- Appointments
- No
- Daily Thinking
- No
Result: AD8 2/8 — suggests cognitive impairment.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 0–1
- Normal cognition.
- ≥ 2
- Suggests cognitive impairment; further evaluation warranted.
What you enter
- Judgment
- Interest
- Repeating
- Learning Tool
- Date Recall
- Finances
- Appointments
- Daily Thinking
How this is calculated
Galvin JE, Roe CM, Powlishta KK, et al. The AD8: a brief informant interview to detect dementia. Neurology. 2005;65(4):559-564. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.