Diagnostic test accuracy of cognitive screeners in older people

Abstract

Age is a key risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, although cognitive complaints may also occur in younger people. Here, the authors re‐analyse data from several pragmatic diagnostic test accuracy studies examining various short cognitive screening instruments (CSIs) in a secondary‐care, neurology‐led, cognitive disorders clinic and establish whether any CSI tests are more favourable in the older age group.