Predicting the Risk of Dementia Among Canadian Seniors A Useable Practice-friendly Diagnostic Algorithm.

The article presents a study that was conducted to predict the risk of dementia among Canadian seniors using a diagnostic algorithm. It mentions that diagnostic algorithm synthesized information from several risk factors including poor cognition, sociodemographic factors and health history. It analyzed data collected from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging phase I clinical trial. It informs that the algorithm improved the dementia prediction.