BOMC (67)    MH TESTS AND SURVEYS (601.71)

Name Value
NAME BOMC
OPERATIONAL Yes
HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL Yes
CATEGORY
REQUIRES LICENSE No
INTERPRETIVE TEXT
  Guide for interpreting BOMC scores (range 0-28):

   A score greater than 10 is consistent with the presence of dementia. 
   Values less than 7 are considered normal for the elderly.
PURPOSE Mental Status Exam
ENTERED BY SCHULTZ,ROGER
ENTRY DATE 2007-07-11 00:00:00
LAST EDITED BY Schultz, Roger
LAST EDIT DATE 2024-03-14 11:00:00
IS NATIONAL TEST Yes
PRINT TITLE The Six-Item Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test
LICENSE CURRENT No
COPYRIGHT TEXT Permission to use obtained from test author, R. Katzman, for VA clinical and research purposes.
REQUIRES SIGNATURE No
IS LEGACY No
SUBMIT TO NATIONAL DB Yes
IS COPYRIGHTED Yes
WRITE FULL TEXT Yes
DAYS TO RESTART 2
GENERATE PNOTE Yes
TIU TITLE File: 8925.1, IEN: -1
VERSION 1983
CONSULT NOTE TITLE File: 8925.1, IEN: -1
AUTHOR Robert Katzman, M.D., et al.
PUBLICATION DATE 2007-01-01 00:00:00
REFERENCE Katzman, R., et al, Validation of a Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration, Am J Psychiatry 140:734-739, 1983.
SCORING REVISION 2
STAFF ENTRY ONLY Yes