Performance of a smell identification test versus the Mini-Mental Status Exam for the detection of dementia and cognitive impairment among persons with cognitive concerns in primary care.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundOdor identification deficits predict Alzheimer's disease (AD) in epidemiological studies.ObjectiveTo compare the accuracy of a short odor identification test with a short cognitive screening test for the detection of dementia and cognitive impairment in elderly persons with cognitive concerns.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of 600 participants 65 years and older, without known mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, with cognitive concerns, attending primary care practices in New York City. The odor identification test was the Brief Smell Identification Test (BSIT). The comparator test was the Mini Mental Status Exam II (MMSE). Cognitive diagnoses were made using the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data set (NACC-UDS) version 3 forms with slight modi

SUBMITTER: Luchsinger JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12687132 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature