Should we screen for cognitive decline and dementia?

Highlights • Usefulness and legitimacy of screening strategy for cognitive decline. • R-definition of cognitive decline and its relationship with frailty definitions. • Ethical problems concerning anonymous and personalized cognitive screening. • The need for more sensitive and specific tools. • The...

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Published in:Maturitas 2015-09, Vol.82 (1), p.28-35
Main Authors: Calzà, Laura, Beltrami, Daniela, Gagliardi, Gloria, Ghidoni, Enrico, Marcello, Norina, Rossini-Favretti, Rema, Tamburini, Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - epidemiology
Cognitive decline
Cognitive frailty
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - epidemiology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Mass Screening
Neurodegenerative Diseases - diagnosis
Neurodegenerative Diseases - epidemiology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Older adults
Personalized diagnosis
Prevalence
Screening
Spontaneous speech analysis
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Summary:Highlights • Usefulness and legitimacy of screening strategy for cognitive decline. • R-definition of cognitive decline and its relationship with frailty definitions. • Ethical problems concerning anonymous and personalized cognitive screening. • The need for more sensitive and specific tools. • The potential of the language domain and spontaneous speech analyses.
ISSN:0378-5122
1873-4111
DOI:10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.05.013