Clock in the Box
The Clock-in-the-Box (CIB) is a brief (under two minutes) cognitive screening instrument that can help identify patients with cognitive or functional deficits. The CIB is a cognitive screening instrument and should not be used as the sole factor in identifying patients with cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or delirium.
Benefits of the Clock-in-the-box diagnostic include:
The CIB was developed by Drs. Laura Grande, Regina McGlinchey, & William Milberg who were employees of the VA New England Geriatric Research, Education, & Clinical Center. All work using the CIB should cite the creators appropriately.
To begin learning how to adminster the Clock-in-the-box diagnostic, we have created a brief teaching tool. To use it, you must have an up-to-date, java friendly web browser. If you are unsure of whether or not you have a java-enabled browser, you can check here.
The tool was designed to take about 30 minutes to complete. When you are ready to begin, click below.
USE OF THE CIB: The CIB was developed by Drs. Laura Grande, Regina McGlinchey, & William Milberg who were employees of the VA New England Geriatric Research, Education, & Clinical Center. All work using the CIB should cite the creators appropriately. A condition of use requires that recipients acknowledge the VA Boston G.R.E.C.C. ©2011
