Screening of Cognitive Changes in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Screening and assessment of cognitive changes in adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), mainly Down Syndrome (DS), is crucial to offer appropriate services to their needs. We present a systematic review of the existing instruments assessing dementia, aiming to support researchers and clinicians' best practice. Searches were carried out in the databases Web of Science; PubMed; PsycINFO in March 2019 and updated in October 2020. Studies were selected and examined if they: (1) focused on assessing age-related cognitive changes in persons with ID; (2) included adults and/or older adults; (3) included scales and batteries for cognitive assessment. Forty-eight cross-sectional studies and twenty-seven longitudinal studies were selected representing a total sample of 6451 participants (4650 D

SUBMITTER: Paiva AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7698112 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature