Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Older Adults With Early Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early diagnosis of cognitive impairment may confer important advantages. Yet the prevalence of memory-related diagnoses among older adults with early symptoms of cognitive impairment is unknown.

Methods

A retrospective, longitudinal cohort design using 2000-2014 Health and Retirement Survey-Medicare linked data. We leveraged within-individual variation to examine the relationship between incident cognitive impairment and receipt of diagnosis among 1225 individuals aged 66 or older. Receipt of a memory-related diagnosis was determined by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. Incident cognitive impairment was defined as the first assessment wherein the participant's modified Telephone Interview for Cognitiv

SUBMITTER: Qian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436977 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature