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1603257

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
Screening for dementia in populations presents particular difficulties for researchers. In the absence of gold standards for diagnosis, the methods used must be determined by the purposes of the study. In two-stage epidemiological study the screening wave and the diagnostic instrument should be considered together in relation to a third proxy gold standard such as progression of the disorder to moderate and greater severity and neuropathological diagnosis. This provides a measure of the predictive performance of the original screening method and its diagnostic phase. To reduce the variance of estimates of prevalence and incidence it is suggested that the screening interview be a subset of the diagnostic interview.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0251-5350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Methodological issues in screening for dementia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Community Medicine, Cambridge University Medical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review