Screening for dementia
Boustani M, Peterson B, Harris R, Lux L J, Krasnov C, Sutton S F, Hanson L, Lohr K N
Record ID 32003001096
English
Authors' objectives:
To produce an evidence-based review to support recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concerning dementia syndrome screening in primary care settings.
Authors' recommendations:
The prevalence and burden of the dementia syndrome are high after age 65. The majority of patients with early dementia are undiagnosed in primary care practices. A brief interview screen can detect dementia with reasonable accuracy. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments show benefit on outcomes in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, but it is not clear how many subjects in these studies were detected by screening. Evidence for benefit of treatment for other etiologies of dementia syndrome is more limited than that for Alzheimer's disease.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsdeme.htm
Year Published:
2003
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Mass Screening
- Alzheimer Disease
- Dementia
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address:
Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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