Research progress of referral after screening for mild cognitive impairment in older adults

VernacularTitle:老年人接受轻度认知障碍筛查后转诊的研究进展
Author: Rong HUANG ¹ ; Hui YOU ; Yao WANG ; Youyuan LI
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1. 中南大学湘雅护理学院，长沙　410006
Keywords: Cognitive disorders; Referral; Screening
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2022;41(7):877-882
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment(MCI) is increasing.Screening and early intervention on MCI patients can effectively delay the course of the disease and improve the outcome.However, the visit rate of MCI in China is less than 4‰, and the majority of the patients did not receive the relevant health services.The referral is the key steps between patient screening and getting the follow-up health service, which is currently the weakest link.This review discusses the status of referral after MCI screening in recent years, summarizes and analyzes the factors influencing the referral from three aspects of the recipients, donors and environment.We also summarized interventions to improve the referral rate, which provided the theoretical foundation for improving the medical behavior in patients with MCI, so as to make patients receive proper treatment and care for reducing the country-related burden of disease.