Feasibility of screening for cognitive impairment among older persons and referral by community health workers in Wakiso district, Uganda

Abstract Background In Uganda, cognitive impairment in older persons aged ≥ 60 years is often undiagnosed due to inadequate appreciation of the condition compounded with limitations of trained human resource able to conduct appropriate cognitive evaluations. Use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) es...

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Main Authors: Racheal Alinaitwe, Seggane Musisi, David Mukunya, Yvette Wibabara, Byamah B Mutamba, Noeline Nakasujja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05015-0
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