Responses to a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

Individuals with MCI mild cognitive impairment (MCI, which involves a cognitive complaint with evidence of impairment on objective testing or longitudinal evidence of decline on cognitive tasks; generally intact global cognition; no functional impairment; and not demented) have an elevated risk of developing dementia. Research on how older people respond to being told that they possess these early signs of cognitive decline, which may be linked to neurodegenerative diseases, is limited. This study extends the evolving research on the meaning of a diagnosis of MCI by exploring contextual, personal, and social factors that influence people’s responses to their diagnosis.

Responses to a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment Presentation