The instruments used by the Italian centres for cognitive disorders and dementia to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

The purpose of this study was to examine the tools used in Italy to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In collaboration with the Luigi Amaducci Research Consortium, the Italian Network of Alzheimer Evaluation Units prepared a questionnaire to describe how MCI is diagnosed in the Italian Centres for cognitive disorders and dementia (CCDD). Most of the ninety-two CCDDs participating in the survey were located in hospitals (54.7%); large...