Research Article
Screening Dementia in the Outpatient Department: Patients at Risk for Dementia
Table 3
AD8 subitems based on age groups among the suspected dementia# participants.
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Defined as a total AD8 score of ≥2. Suspected dementia participants/total participants in this age group. Female suspected dementia participants/suspected dementia participants in this age group. &IQR: interquartile range. ※Obtained by the Kruskal-Wallis test. *“Change” in each AD8 subitem (number and percentage in that area). AD8-1: problems with judgment; AD8-2: reduced interest in hobbies/activities; AD8-3: repeating questions, stories, or statements; AD8-4: difficulty in learning how to use a tool, appliance, or gadget; AD8-5: forgetting the correct month or year; AD8-6: difficulty in handling complicated financial affairs; AD8-7: difficulty in remembering appointments; AD8-8: consistent problems with thinking and/or memory. |