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  • Memory impairment detection is crucial for dementia screening.
  • Current screening tools have limited memory assessment scope.
  • A sensitive, short instrument is needed to complement existing tests like the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).

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  • To investigate the sensitivity and psychometric properties of the Five-Items Memory Screen - Extended Variant (FIMS-XV).
  • To evaluate FIMS-XV as a potential early memory impairment screening tool.

Main Methods:

  • 145 participants (27 subjective cognitive impairment, 73 mild cognitive impairment, 45 mild dementia) from the Gothenburg Mild Cognitive Impairment Study-2.
  • Cognitive screening using MMSE and FIMS-XV.
  • 90 participants underwent extensive neuropsychological testing.

Main Results:

  • FIMS-XV demonstrated high internal consistency.
  • FIMS-XV showed strong correlations with established neuropsychological memory tests.
  • FIMS-XV scores effectively differentiated mild dementia from subjective cognitive impairment and mild cognitive impairment.

Conclusions:

  • The FIMS-XV shows potential as a sensitive screening tool for memory impairment.
  • FIMS-XV may be useful across all stages of dementia.
  • The instrument can complement existing dementia screening batteries.