Watch Sign Test | Dementia test

Watch Sign Test

The watch sign test (UZT) is an everyday practical test procedure in which the test person has to record a watch with the corresponding time. The frame of the watch can be given or drawn by the test person himself. The personnel performing the test tell the test person the time, for example 9:40 a.m. Now the 5-minute session begins, during which the respondent has to draw the numbers, the clock hands and the correct position of these, i.e. the correct time.

During the test, the patient’s visuo-spatial abilities are checked and deficiencies in constructive thinking are recorded. Once the test time has elapsed, the result is evaluated using a standardised system. The test person receives the following points: 3 points if the number 12 has been drawn at the top; 2 points if the watch has 2 hands; 2 points if 12 numbers have been drawn and another 2 points if the correct time is shown. A score below 6 is considered alarming, although the evaluation system varies among different authors or working groups.