Combined clinical and cognitive criteria to identify mild cognitive impairment in a southern Chinese community

Linda C.W Lam, Cindy W.C. Tam, Grace T.Y. Leung, Victor W.C. Lui, Ada W.T. Fung, Helen F.K. Chiu, Sandra S.M. Chan, Wai C. Chan, Sammy Ng, Wai M. Chan

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    Abstract

    Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a recognized risk condition for clinical dementia. This paper attempted to explore the applicability of a combined cognitive and clinical approach to identify older Chinese adults at-risk of cognitive decline. Seven hundred forty randomly recruited community dwelling participants (aged 60 or over) were assessed at baseline and 2 years with Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) and a cognitive battery. Baseline MCI groups were categorized by CDR-MCI, cognitive function (Cog-MCI), and a combined CDR-Cog approach. The cognitive approach adopted the Mayo clinic criteria. For the combined approach, nonamnestic MCI combined CDR 0.5 plus nonmemory cognitive deficits. The overall concordance between CDR and Cognitive test ratings were 65.3% (χ2 =256.4, P
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)343-347
    Number of pages5
    JournalAlzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders
    Volume24
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2010

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