Proportion of Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline Who Have Discussed Their Symptoms With a Provider

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Dementia indicators in US Healthy People 2030
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Diagnosis

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of adults with subjective cognitive decline who have discussed their symptoms with a provider

Numerator

Number of adults aged 45 years and over with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) who have discussed their confusion or memory loss with a health care professional.

Denominator

Number of adults aged 45 years and over with SCD

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods

Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), data provided by CDC/NCCDPHP

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025