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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages 1010-+Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.07.014
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Consensus; dementia; diagnosis; mild cognitive impairment
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- National Institute on Aging [P01AG031720, K07AG041835, R24AG054259, R01AG044518, K24AG035075]
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences [3 UL1 TR001102-04S2]
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [T32NS048005]
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Objectives: To survey the current methods used to ascertain dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in longitudinal cohort studies, to categorize differences in approaches and to identify key components of expert panel methodology in current use. Methods: We searched PubMed for the past 10 years, from March 6, 2007 to March 6, 2017 using a combination of controlled vocabulary and keyword terms to identify expert panel consensus methods used to diagnose MCI or dementia in large cohort studies written in English. From these results, we identified a framework for reporting standards and describe as an exemplar the clinical consensus procedure used in an ongoing study of elective surgery patients (the Successful Aging after Elective Surgery study). Results: Thirty-one articles representing unique cohorts were included. Among published methods, membership of experts panel varied significantly. There was more similarity in what types of information was use to ascertain disease status. However, information describing the diagnostic decision process and resolution of disagreements was often lacking. Conclusions: Methods used for expert panel diagnosis of MCI and dementia in large cohort studies are widely variable, and there is a need for more standardized reporting of these approaches. By describing the procedure in which our expert panel achieved consensus diagnoses, we hope to encourage the development and publication of well-founded and reproducible methods for diagnosis of MCI and dementia in longitudinal studies. (C) 2017 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
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