Community screening for dementia among older adults in China: a machine learning-based strategy

• Main Authors: Yan Zhang (Author), Jian Xu (Author), Chi Zhang (Author), Xu Zhang (Author), Xueli Yuan (Author), Wenqing Ni (Author), Hongmin Zhang (Author), Yijin Zheng (Author), Zhiguang Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dementia is a leading cause of disability in people older than 65 years worldwide. However, diagnosing dementia in its earliest symptomatic stages remains challenging. This study combined specific questions from the AD8 scale with comprehensive health-related characteristics, and...