Time to Diagnosis in Dementia: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Timely dementia diagnosis is a global priority, reflected in most national and regional policies and plans. Nevertheless, there are currently no robust estimates of the average time to diagnosis (TTD) and factors influencing diagnostic intervals. This article presents the first systematic review of quantitative studies on TTD in dementia and the factors associated with its duration. We systematically searched EMBASE, Psych INFO, MEDLINE, and CINAHL databases for relevant studies published up to December 2024. We defined TTD as the interval between symptom onset (rated by family carers or patients using interviews or medical records) to final diagnosis. Risk of bias was assessed using the Reporting studies on time to diagnosis tool. We included 13 studies reporting data on 30,257 participan

SUBMITTER: Kusoro O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12300619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature