Dual-stage cognitive assessment: a two-stage screening for cognitive impairment in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging population has led to an increased proportion of older adults and cognitively impaired. We designed a brief and flexible two-stage cognitive screening scale, the Dual-Stage Cognitive Assessment (DuCA), for cognitive screening in primary care settings.

Method

In total, 1,772 community-dwelling participants were recruited, including those with normal cognition (NC, n = 1,008), mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 633), and Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 131), and administered a neuropsychological test battery and the DuCA. To improve performance, the DuCA combines visual and auditory memory tests for an enhanced memory function test.

Results

The correlation coefficient between DuCA-part 1 and DuCA-total was 0.84 (P < 0.001). The correlation coefficients of

SUBMITTER: Cui L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10210296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature