744 Assessment Measures Domain 0 1 2 3 4 Score
VI. Impaired cognition ❑ Not present ❑ Equivocal (cognitive 
function not clearly 
outside the range 
expected for age or 
SES; i.e., within 0.5 SD 
of mean)❑ Present, but mild 
(some reduction in 
cognitive function; 
below expected for 
age and SES, 0.5–1 SD 
from mean)❑ Present and moderate 
(clear reduction in 
cognitive function; 
below expected for 
age and SES, 1–2 SD 
from mean)❑ Present and severe 
(severe reduction in 
cognitive function; 
below expected for 
age and SES, >2 SD 
from mean)
VII. Depression ❑ Not present ❑ Equivocal (occasion-
ally feels sad, down, 
depressed, or hope-
less; concerned about 
having failed some-
one or at something 
but not preoccupied)❑ Present, but mild (fre-
quent periods of feel-
ing very sad, down, 
moderately 
depressed, or hope-
less; concerned about 
having failed some-
one or at something, 
with some preoccupa-
tion)❑ Present and moderate 
(frequent periods of 
deep depression or 
hopelessness; preoc-
cupation with guilt, 
having done wrong)❑ Present and severe 
(deeply depressed or 
hopeless daily; delu-
sional guilt or unrea-
sonable self-reproach 
grossly out of propor-
tion to circumstances)