Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 692-702.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2025.06.010

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Development of a community toolkit for identifying and managing mild cognitive impairment among older adults

CHEN Junli1, ZHANG Han2, SHI Zhixue3, LIU Ya1, ZHAO Yingzhe3, DONG Zhiwei3, JI Lihong1, LI Haiyan3, CHEN Fangfang4, WANG Chunping1,5, MA Anning1,5, JING Qi3,5()   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China
    2. School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
    3. School of Management/China Academy of ICF/China Rehabilitation and Health Research Institute, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China
    4. Affiliated Hospital, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China
    5. Healthy Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Major Social Risk Prediction and Management, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China
  • Received:2025-05-12 Published:2025-06-25 Online:2025-06-16
  • Contact: E-mail: jingq@sdsmu.edu.cn E-mail:jingq@sdsmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth)(72004165);Shandong Province Higher Education Institutions "Youth Creative Team Program" Team Research Project(2022RW075);Shandong Province Medical and Health Science and Technology Project(202315020668)

Abstract:

Objective To develop a toolkit suitable for assisting community health institutions in the early identification and intervention of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among older adults.

Methods A literature review was conducted to construct a draft of the identification and intervention toolkit. Tools with an expert approval rate above 70% were included after expert consultation. The final version of the toolkit was developed by integrating these tools with officially recommended tools in China.

Results The expert consultation yielded an authority coefficient of 0.84. The finalized toolkit included the assessment tools of Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition, Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument and Clock Drawing Test, and 18 intervention measures including pharmacological treatment, cognitive training and psychological interventions, etc.

Conclusion The MCI Identification-Intervention Toolkit may serve as a reference for guiding the identification and intervention of MCI among older adults for community health institutions.

Key words: older adults, mild cognitive impairment, identification, intervention, community

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