Integrating expert knowledge for dementia risk prediction in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI): a study protocol.

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Introduction

To date, there is no broadly accepted dementia risk score for use in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), partly because there are few large datasets available for model development. When evidence is limited, the knowledge and experience of experts becomes more crucial for risk stratification and providing MCI patients with prognosis. Structured expert elicitation (SEE) includes formal methods to quantify experts' beliefs and help experts to express their beliefs in a quantitative form, reducing biases in the process. This study proposes to (1) assess experts' beliefs about important predictors for 3-year dementia risk in persons with MCI through SEE methodology and (2) to integrate expert knowledge and patient data to derive dementia risk scores in person

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8587594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature