CANDy official website_english

This website introduces a new screening test named Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction (CANDy), which is used to detect persons with dementia. CANDy was developed by the Clinical Thanatology and Geriatric Behavioral Science of the Graduate School of Human Sciences at Osaka University. The development of this test was supported by FY 2014–FY 2016 Aging Society Grant from the Nippon Life Insurance Foundation.

Oba H, Sato S, Kazui H, et al. (2017) Development of Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction (CANDy): Evaluation of reliability and validity. Japanese Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28: 379-388. (in Japanese)

Hikaru Oba, Shinichi Sato, Hiroaki Kazui, Yoshiko Nitta, Tatsuya Nashitani, Akio Kamiyama (2018). Conversational assessment of cognitive dysfunction among residents living in long-term care facilities. International Psychogeriatrics, 30, 87-94.
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610217001740.
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Research Administration
CANDy was developed by the following researchers who majored in geriatric psychiatry, geropsychology, clinical psychology, social welfare, and care work for the elderly. They are variously licensed as physicians, clinical psychologists, speech therapists, and care workers.

Principal Investigator
Shinichi Sato, PhD
(Professor at Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University)
Co-researchers
Hikaru Oba, PhD
(Assistant Professor at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Clinical Psychologist)
Hiroaki Kazui, MD, PhD
(Associate Professor at Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University)
Yoshiko Nitta
(Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Speech Therapist)
Tatsuya Nashitani, MA
(Pegasus Baba Memorial Hospital, Clinical Psychologist)
Akio Kamiyama
(Representative Director, Cocolomi Co., Ltd.)
Haruko Asano
(Osaka Prefecture Social Welfare Corporation, Certified Care Worker)
Shinobu Takaue
(Osaka Prefecture Social Welfare Corporation, Certified Care Worker)

Research Collaborators
Katsuo Yamanaka, PhD
(Associate Professor at Tsukuba University, Clinical Psychologist)
Norio Suzuki, MA
(Shiga Medical Center for Adults, Speech Therapist)