RUDAS (Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale)
RUDAS, the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (Storey 2004): a cognitive screen designed to be minimally affected by culture, language and education, and free to use.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Memory
- 6
- Body orientation
- 4
- Praxis
- 2
- Drawing
- 2
- Judgement
- 3
- Language
- 5
Result: RUDAS 22 of 30 - possible cognitive impairment, refer for further investigation.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Direction
- Higher is better, the opposite of the 6CIT.
- 22 or less
- Possible cognitive impairment; refer for further investigation. About 89% sensitivity and 98% specificity at this cut point.
- Why this one
- Built to be minimally affected by culture, language and education, and free to use where several familiar screens are not.
What you enter
- Memory (0-8)
- Body orientation (0-5)
- Praxis (0-2)
- Drawing (0-3)
- Judgement (0-4)
- Language (0-8)
How this is calculated
- Items
- Six with DIFFERENT maxima adding to 30: memory 8, body orientation 5, praxis 2, drawing 3, judgement 4, language 8.
Citation
Storey JE, Rowland JTJ, Basic D, Conforti DA, Dickson HG. The Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS): a multicultural cognitive assessment scale. Int Psychogeriatr. 2004;16(1):13-31. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.