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CLOCK DRAW TEST (CDT)
GENERAL APPLICATION RULES
Before the evaluation, consider the following:
1.-Consider whether the user has visual or auditory sensory alterations. Evaluate
the listening and comprehension ability through simple questions Example: What is your
Name? If the user wears hearing aids or glasses, they should put them on before starting.
2.- Consider whether the patient is illiterate or has low education.
3.- The following materials are required for the test development: a graphite pencil, a
glue and a blank sheet of paper.
4.- Introduce yourself and before starting, ask for their authorization to conduct the evaluation.
APPLICATION OF THE TEST
1. Hand the user a completely blank sheet of paper, a pencil, and a
eraser, with the following instructions:
2. - Say: "I would like you to draw a large round clock on this paper, placing
inside it all its numbers and whose hands point to eleven and ten." In case of
If you make a mistake, here is an eraser so you can correct it. This
The test has no time limit, so take your time, paying full attention to it.
attention that is possible for you.
3. The instructions are repeated as many times as necessary. If the subject after
drawing the sphere omits some numbers, they are asked if they have put them all
allowing him to correct the drawing if he is aware of his mistakes. If, on the contrary, he does not
perceives the error, either because there is an extra or missing number, it is reminded of the instruction
of the time schedule.
4. If after a time, the user has not drawn the hands or is missing any of
she is asked if she has finished her clock. She is granted additional time to
finish the task
5. At the end of this test, the sheet is removed for later evaluation and scoring.
If the clock is incomplete, before picking up the sheet, he is asked if the drawing is
finished. If the subject notices the existence of any error, they are allowed to correct it, from
the opposite, the sheet is collected.
Score
Number 12 located above: 3 points
Existence of two needles : 2 points
Existence of 12 Numbers: 2 points
Exact time 2 points
Assessment (Thalman et al, 1996)
total_score Interpretation
0-3 Severe cognitive impairment
4-6 Moderate cognitive decline
7-9 Normal cognitive function
TEST OF THE CLOCK DRAWING
PUNCTUATION : _____
INTERPRETACION
