Five-Year Dynamic Prediction of Dementia Using Repeated Measures of Cognitive Tests and a Dependency Scale

• Published in: American journal of epidemiology Vol. 191; no. 3; pp. 453 - 464
• Main Authors: Ben-Hassen, Céline, Helmer, Catherine, Berr, Claudine, Jacqmin-Gadda, Hélène
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.03.2022; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Alzheimer's disease; Autonomy; Clinical trials; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Dementia; Dementia - diagnosis; Dementia - epidemiology; Dementia disorders; Humans; Neuropsychological Tests; Public health; Risk; Risk groups; ROC Curve; Within-subjects design; prediction; dementia; cognition; Alzheimer disease; dependency; joint model

Abstract The progression of dementia prevalence over the years and the lack of efficient treatments to stop or reverse the cognitive decline make dementia a major public health challenge in the developed world. Identifying people at high risk of developing dementia could improve the treatment of the...