ReviewAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2018
Case-finding in clinical practice: An appropriate strategy for dementia identification?
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Attitudes and Preferences Towards Screening for Dementia From the Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals: An Updated Systematic Review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Attitudes and Preferences Towards Screening for Dementia with a Focus on Ethnic Minority and Low Socio-Economic Groups: A Systematic Review of Research Studies Written in the English Language.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Pooled it
- Enhancing Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in primary care through targeted screening of people at risk of developing dementia - study design and feasibility assessment of the PREDEM primary care study.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- Undiagnosed dementia and mortality among older adults in the United States and Brazil: A cross-national cohort study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Bedside cognitive screening to detect dementia and predict poor outcomes in hospitals.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- An Automated Mobile Cognitive Test for the Identification of Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-sectional Feasibility and Diagnostic Study.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2025Article
- Use of a single case-finding questionnaire to simultaneously target multiple related diseases allows enhanced disease detection.PloS one · 2025Article
- Daily activities and suspected dementia among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Adaptation and Validation of the Psychological Consequences of Screening Questionnaire (PCQ) for Cognitive Screening in Primary Care.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2024Article
- Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Costs and Benefits of Case Finding.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Ethico-Political aspects of clinical judgment in opportunistic screening for cognitive impairment: Arendtian and aristotelian perspectives.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2022Article
- Targeted screening in the UK: A narrow concept with broad application.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2022Review
- Ethico-Political Aspects of Conceptualizing Screening: The Case of Dementia.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2021Article
- Practical recommendations for timely, accurate diagnosis of symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (MCI and dementia) in primary care: a review and synthesis.Journal of internal medicine · 2021Review
- Psychometric Evaluation and Workflow Integration Study of a Tablet-Based Tool to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Dementia in Hungary: General practitioners' routines and perspectives regarding early recognition.The European journal of general practice · 2020Article
- A need-based, multi-level, cross-sectoral framework to explain variations in satisfaction of care needs among people living with dementia.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Earlier diagnosis of dementia is increasingly being recognized as a public health priority. As screening is not generally recommended, case-finding in clinical practice is encouraged as an alternative dementia identification strategy. The approaches of screening and case-finding are often confused, with uncertainty about what case-finding should involve and under what circumstances it is appropriate. We propose a formal definition of dementia case-finding with a clear distinction from screening. We critically examine case-finding policy and practice and propose evidence requirements for implementation in clinical practice. Finally, we present a case-finding pathway and discuss the available evidence for best practice at each stage, with recommendations for research and practice. In conclusion, dementia case-finding is a promising strategy but currently not appropriate due to the substantial gaps in the evidence base for several components of this approach.
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