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

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