Importance The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) is a well-validated instrument widely used
to detect and stage dementia due to Alzheimer disease. The digital Electronic Clinical …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The benefits and harms of screening of Alzheimer disease and
related dementias (ADRDs) are unknown. This study addressed the question of whether the …

Background: Dementia screening is an important step for appropriate dementia-related
referrals to diagnosis and treat possible dementia. Objective: We sought to estimate the …

Background Detection of “any cognitive impairment” is mandated as part of the Medicare
annual wellness visit, but screening all patients may result in excessive false positives …

OBJECTIVES Early recognition of dementia would allow patients and their families to
receive care earlier in the disease process, potentially improving care management and …

Background: Multiple algorithms with variable performance have been developed to identify
dementia using combinations of billing codes and medication data that are widely available …

The Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS) and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR)
assess global cognitive and functional decline. We evaluated whether the shorter QDRS …

A frequently used method in the ascertainment of dementia in older people is the
performance of a short cognitive test to determine the need to perform further testing to …

Introduction Community detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders (ADRD) is a challenge. While Gold Standard assessments …

Objective: To demonstrate the degree of agreement on CDR scoring of clinical monitors
working independently from ADCS-CDR worksheets. Design: Three members of the ADCS …