Validation of neuropsychological tests for the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol.

Qinqin MengHua-Li WangJohn StraussKenneth M LangaXinxin ChenMingwei WangQiumin QuWei ChenWeihong KuangNan ZhangTao LiYafeng WangYaohui Zhao

Published in: International psychogeriatrics (2019)

A brief set of the CHARLS-HCAP neurocognitive tests are feasible and valid to be used in the CHARLS sample and hospital samples. It could be applied in the future waves of the CHARLS study, and it allows estimating the prevalence of dementia in China through the population-based CHARLS.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
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