Screening instruments for cognitive decline in dementia in the elderly: systematic review protocol

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https://doi.org/10.21727/rpu.v16i1.4900

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The prevalence of elderly people with dementia is one of the consequences of population aging. Cognitive screening tests contribute to neurocognitive assessment, and refer to instruments that allow global assessment of cognition, which facilitates the identification of changes and enables interventions, such as monitoring the elderly and early diagnosis of dementia. The aim of this study is to identify the effectiveness of the instruments used to screen for cognitive decline in the progression of dementia in the elderly.  Based in  systematic review of the literature, which included observational and experimental studies that used tools to screen for cognitive decline in people over 60.  Searches will be carried out in comprehensive databases, without language restrictions. It will follow all the methodological steps recommended for systematic reviews according to the Joan Briggs Institute. We hope to identify studies that show which instruments were most effective for screening cognitive decline, understanding the relevance of their application for the early diagnosis and progression of dementia. This study is in progress and the protocol has been approved by PROSPERO under the number CRD42023493019.

Keywords: Systematic Review; Elderly; Dementia; Screening Programs; Mental status tests and dementia.

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Iria Barbara de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Docente do curso de Enfermagem (Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Paraná) departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, Guarapuava-PR, Brasil. 

Tatiana da Silva Malaquias, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Docente do curso de Enfermagem (Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina) Departamento de enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, Guarapuava-PR, Brasil. 

Briena Padilha Andrade Beltrame, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Docente do curso de Enfermagem (Mestre em Desenvolvimento Comunitário pela UNICENTRO). Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, Guarapuava-PR, Brasil.

Roberta Fabbri, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Doutora em Farmácia), Laboratório de Neurociência e Comportamento, Guarapuava-PR, Brasil.

Maria Cristina Umpiérrez Vieira, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Docente do curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Doutora em enfermagem) Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, Guarapuava- PR, Brasil. 

Juliana Sartori Bonini, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO)

Docente do curso de Farmácia (Doutora em Bioquímica) Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO), Associação de Estudos, Pesquisa e Assistência às Pessoas com Doença de Alzheimer (AEPAPA), Guarapuava-PR, Brasil.

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2025-04-30

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025): Revista Pró-UniverSUS V 16 N 1

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Copyright (c) 2025 Iria Barbara de Oliveira Krulikowski, Tatiana da Silva Malaquias, Briena Padilha Andrade Beltrame, Roberta Fabbri, Maria Cristina Umpiérrez Vieira, Juliana Sartori Bonini

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