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HSTAT: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd Edition: Recommendations and Systematic Evidence Reviews, Guide to Community Preventive Services U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly Systematic Evidence Reviews 20. Screening for Dementia Systematic Evidence Review Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2101 East Jefferson Street Rockville, MD 20852 Submitted by: RTI International 3040 Cornwallis Road P.O. Box 12194 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 Contract No. 290-97-0011 Task No. 3 RTI Project No. 6919-003 Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH Britt Peterson, MD, MPH Russell Harris, MD, MPH Linda J. Lux, MPA Carol Krasnov Sonya F. Sutton, BSPH Laura Hanson, MD, MPH Kathleen N. Lohr, PhD June 2003 This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied. AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakerspatients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakersmake more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. |