Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ): A new screening instrument for early dementia in primary care practice

• Main Authors: Zurraini, Arabi, Noor Azah, Aziz, Aznida Firzah, Abdul Aziz, Rosdinom, Razali, Sharifa Ezat, Wan Puteh
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2013
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16353/1/Early%20Dementia%20Questionnaire%20%28EDQ%29%20%28abstrak%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16353/; https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2296-14-49

Background: Worldwide, the population is ageing, resulting in an associated increase in dementia prevalence. Forgetfulness in elderly people is often perceived as normal in some local cultures and thus, the early detection of dementia in primary care requires detection of symptoms other than memory...