First as a baseline several years ago and I gave a copy to my primary care doctor as a baseline. She had me retake it in the office as it’s supposed to be a timed test. I don’t see that in the instructions, but what do I know? Since I’ve turned 65, the doc has me draw the clock with hands at 11:10 and memorize three words as part of the annual Medicare wellness checkup. Before I turned 65, I’d retake the SAGE test every few years.
A few years ago my siblings and I were worried about our mom’s cognitive decline and we each took one as group family activity so she wouldn’t think we were singling her out. We scored each others’ tests. She had mixed results. Now she’ll turn 95 next month and the decline is accelerating. She still knows who we are but her short term memory is pretty bad. That being said, if I live that long, I’d be happy to have the health she does.
It was developed The Ohio State University. There are 4 versions that all have the same components. The link to version 1 is below. The answers are not available to the public (I swear they used to be!) but if you are of sound mind they are fairly obvious.
https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/-/media/files/wexnermedical/patient-care/healthcare-services/brain-spine-neuro/memory-disorders/sage/forms/sage-form-1-nz.pdf?la=en&hash=9D23C7AE73D17CA105295E50E80ACF7C713CF56
More info:
https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/brain-spine-neuro/memory-disorders/sage#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20answer%20sheet,care%20providers%20accepting%20new%20patients.
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