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. 2023 Jun;19(6):2276-2286.
doi: 10.1002/alz.12830. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

Feasibility of a standard cognitive assessment in European academic memory clinics

Alice Grazia  1   2 , Daniele Altomare  3   4 , Lukas Preis  5 , Andreas U Monsch  6 , Stefano F Cappa  7   8 , Serge Gauthier  9 , Lutz Frölich  10 , Bengt Winblad  11 , Kathleen A Welsh-Bohmer  12 , Stefan J Teipel  1   2 , Marina Boccardi  1 ; Consortium for the Harmonization of Neuropsychological Assessment
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Feasibility of a standard cognitive assessment in European academic memory clinics

Alice Grazia et al. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Jun.

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Abstract

Introduction: Standardized cognitive assessment would enhance diagnostic reliability across memory clinics. An expert consensus adapted the Uniform Dataset (UDS)-3 for European centers, the clinician's UDS (cUDS). This study assessed its implementation acceptability and feasibility.

Methods: We developed a survey investigating barriers, facilitators, and willingness to implement the cUDS. With a mixed-methods design, we analyzed data from academic memory clinics.

Results: Seventy-eight percent of responding clinicians were experienced neuropsychologists/psychologists and 22% were medical specialists coming from 18 European countries. Sixty-five percent clinicians were willing to implement cUDS. General barriers related to implementation (43%) and clinical-methodological domains (21%). Favorable clinicians reported finances (15%) and digitalization (9%) as facilitating, but unavailability of local norms (23%) as hindering. Unfavorable clinicians reported logistical (23%) and time issues (18%).

Discussion: Despite challenges, data showed moderate clinicians' acceptability and requirements to improve feasibility. Nonetheless, these results come from academic clinicians. The next steps will require feasibility evaluation in non-academic contexts.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; implementation feasibility; mild cognitive impairment; mixed-methods; standard cognitive assessment.

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