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

Journal: BMC public health
Published Date: May 1, 2024

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 used machine learning (ML) to construct diagnostic models of cognitive impairment (CI).

Authors

  • Yan Zhang
    Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China.
  • Jian Xu
    Department of Cardiology, Lishui Central Hospital and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, China.
  • Chi Zhang
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Xu Zhang
    China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China.
  • Xueli Yuan
    Department of Elderly Health Management, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, No.2021, Buxin Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China.
  • Wenqing Ni
    Department of Elderly Health Management, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, No.2021, Buxin Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China.
  • Hongmin Zhang
    Department of Elderly Health Management, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, No.2021, Buxin Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China.
  • Yijin Zheng
    Department of Elderly Health Management, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, No.2021, Buxin Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China.
  • Zhiguang Zhao
    Department of Elderly Health Management, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, No.2021, Buxin Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China. 1498384005@qq.com.

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