Florida Cognitive Activities Scale

Last updated October 11, 2025

Florida Cognitive Activities Scale
Purpose	cognitive activity in elderly

The Florida Cognitive Activities Scale (FCAS) is a 25-item scale used to assess the cognitive activity in elderly populations. There are two subscales, the Higher Cognitive Abilities and Frequent Cognitive Abilities, and also a measure of self-reported maintenance of cognitive activity. The FCAS was developed in 2005 by staffmembers of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tampa, Florida.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Schinka, JA.; et al. (Jan 2005). "Florida Cognitive Activities Scale: initial development and validation". J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 11 (1): 108–16. doi:10.1017/S1355617705050125. PMID 15686613.
↑ Dotson, VM; et al. (Mar 2008). "Characteristics of the Florida cognitive activities scale in older African Americans". Assessment. 15 (1): 72–7. doi:10.1177/1073191107307509. PMID 18258733.

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Memory	1-2-AX working memory task California Verbal Learning Test Corsi block-tapping test Digit symbol substitution test Doors and People MCI Screen Wechsler Memory Scale
Language	Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Boston Naming Test Comprehensive aphasia test Controlled Oral Word Association Test Thurstone Word Fluency Test
Motor	Compensatory tracking task Purdue Pegboard Test
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Sleep	Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Specific impairments	British Columbia Postconcussion Symptom Inventory Clinical Dementia Rating Digit Cancellation Test Disability Rating Scale Florida Cognitive Activities Scale Glasgow Coma Scale Glasgow Outcome Scale Pediatric Attention Disorders Diagnostic Screener Rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire
Intelligence	National Adult Reading Test Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Wechsler Test of Adult Reading Raven's Progressive Matrices
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