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.
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.