Development of a Cognitive Screening Tool for Adults to Detect Early Dementia at Primary Care Level: A Pilot Study in Southern India

R Jeevitha Gowda; Anish Mehta; Krishnamurthy Jayanna

doi:10.4103/neurol-india.neurol-india-d-25-00038

March 1, 2026Neurology IndiaOpen Access

Development of a Cognitive Screening Tool for Adults to Detect Early Dementia at Primary Care Level: A Pilot Study in Southern India

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Key Points

To develop and assess the feasibility of a cognitive screening tool for early dementia detection in primary care.
Pilot study conducted in Southern India
Tool aimed at low-literate populations
Evaluated for validity and feasibility
Tool demonstrated promising validity
Feasibility for use in Indian primary health care settings
Recommendation for multicentric validation

Implication

Pilot study shows cognitive screening tool effectively detects dementia in low-literate adults, suggesting urgent validation needs.

Abstract

The PHC-CS tool demonstrates promising preliminary validity and feasibility for routine cognitive screening in Indian PHC settings, particularly for low-literate populations. Further multicentric validation is recommended.

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Development of a Cognitive Screening Tool for Adults to Detect Early Dementia at Primary Care Level: A Pilot Study in Southern India

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Development of a Cognitive Screening Tool for Adults to Detect Early Dementia at Primary Care Level: A Pilot Study in Southern India

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Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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