title: A Simple Tool to Reach Populations at Risk for Developing Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
abstract: Identification of individuals at high risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease is a major challenge. A "memory fair" is an enjoyable and affordable tool designed to reach local population at risk, mainly those with subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) or mild cognitive impairment. The fair included a free cognitive assessment and presentation on the importance of sleep, physical activity, cognitive training, and risk-factors and provided personalized recommendations. 160 individuals completed the evaluation (69.97 ± 9.01 y, 83% women). Average Montreal Cognitive Assessment Score (MoCA) was 24.73 ± 3.71. Six percent reported SCI and an upper estimate of mild cognitive impairment prevalence was 30.7% . SCI was found to be a sensitive predictor for MoCA <26.
authors.affiliation: Memory and Attention Disorders Center, Tel Aviv "Sourasky" Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Noa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bregman
authors.affiliation: Memory and Attention Disorders Center, Tel Aviv "Sourasky" Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Keren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Regev
authors.affiliation: Memory and Attention Disorders Center, Tel Aviv "Sourasky" Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Orna
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.|Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv "Sourasky" Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giladi
authors.affiliation: Memory and Attention Disorders Center, Tel Aviv "Sourasky" Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Elissa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ash
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; prevention; screening; subjective cognitive impairment