[Research Progress in Intelligent Screening Tools for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly].

Abstract

As the incidence of cognitive impairment increases year by year,early screening and prevention of emerging cognitive impairment can be considered as a major challenge in the current healthcare system around the world.With the rapid development of Internet technology and its deep empowerment in all aspects of medical treatment,cognitive and psychological intervention for the elderly has entered the era of digital therapeutics.The low consultation rate and high missed diagnosis rate of cognitive impairment increase the care costs,causing a heavy burden on the families and the society.Therefore,it is imperative to improve the screening and popularize the electronic assessment of cognitive impairment in the elderly.This article reviews the electronic assessment tools for cognitive impairment in the elderly that have emerged at home and abroad in recent years,aiming to promote the popularization of intelligent assessment in communities and achieve early screening and timely intervention of cognitive impairment in the elderly.