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Screening for cognitive impairment among individuals aged 60 years or over: scoping review.

Patrícia Regina Piedade FeichtenbergerMaura Regina Laureano RochaMaria Eduarda Dos Santos PugaJosé Eduardo Martinez
Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2021)
The Mini-Mental State Examination was the instrument most cited in these studies. The Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire and the Verbal Fluency Test (semantic category) present characteristics favoring further studies, for testing as screening instruments for cognitive impairment among elderly people in Brazil.
Keyphrases
  • cognitive impairment
  • case control
  • working memory
  • patient reported outcomes
  • mental health