Screening for cognitive impairment among individuals aged 60 years or over: scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Growth in aging of the population has led to increasing numbers of elderly people presenting cognitive impairment and evolution to dementia. There is still no consensus within primary care on the best strategy for screening for cognitive impairment among elderly people. Standardization of a simple but reasonably accurate instrument for a brief cognitive test, in primary care environments, would enable healthcare professionals to identify individuals who require a more in-depth assessment of cognition.

Objectives

To investigate the instruments used by healthcare professionals in studies conducted worldwide and ascertain the most suitable instruments for screening for cognitive impairment among individuals aged 60 years or over, in the Brazilian population.

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SUBMITTER: Feichtenberger PRP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632536 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature