Dementia
Conditions
Keywords
validation, casefinding tool
Brief summary
The aim is to develop and validate a new brief and accurate case-finding instrument for dementia and cognitive impairment - BASIC
Detailed description
The case-finding instrument consists of four components: a. patient-directed questions, b. supermarket fluency, c. category-cued Memory Test, d. informant-directed questions. The data collection was carried out at five outpatient memory clinics in Denmark
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBASIC
Validation
Sponsors
Danish Dementia Research Centre
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* fluent in Danish
Exclusion criteria
* impaired eyesight or hearing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Assessment of Impaired Cognition (BASIC) | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Dementia and cognitive impairment cutoff 20/21 |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed