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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">462</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2025.51202</article-id>
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      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Family Medicine</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Screening Tools for Early Detection of Dementia in Routine Clinical Visits&#13;
</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Magliah</surname>
            <given-names>Fisal Fahad</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Felimban</surname>
            <given-names>Angie Magdie</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alibrahim</surname>
            <given-names>Fatima Sami</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alqurashi</surname>
            <given-names>Wael Abdullah</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alrashedi</surname>
            <given-names>Amani Faleh</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Albaqshi</surname>
            <given-names>Mortada Muneer</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alraddadi</surname>
            <given-names>Robba Awad</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alraddadi</surname>
            <given-names>Shatha Awad</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>3</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>12</issue>
      <fpage>713</fpage>
      <lpage>719</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Dementia is a growing global health concern with millions of individuals affected and many more remaining undiagnosed due to delays in recognition. Routine clinical visits offer a key window for early detection, yet cognitive screening is not consistently practiced across healthcare settings. A variety of screening instruments exist, including the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Mini Cog, and General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition. These tools differ in their sensitivity, specificity, cultural adaptability, and ease of administration, which influences their application in daily practice. Despite their clinical validity, widespread implementation of these tools faces persistent challenges. Time pressure during consultations, limited provider training, and discomfort in initiating conversations about memory loss contribute to low screening rates. Additionally, ambiguous guidelines and insufficient reimbursement mechanisms reduce the incentive to incorporate cognitive assessments into standard care routines. Patient reluctance, often rooted in stigma or denial, further complicates efforts to normalize screening. Facilitators such as integrating cognitive prompts into electronic health records, training support staff to conduct assessments, and using linguistically and culturally appropriate materials have shown potential in improving uptake. Technological advancements in digital testing platforms also offer promises for more scalable and consistent screening practices. Strengthening early detection of dementia depends on coordinated actions across clinical, administrative, and policy levels, aligning cognitive health more closely with routine medical priorities.&#13;
</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>dementia screening</kwd>
        <kwd> cognitive assessment</kwd>
        <kwd> early detection</kwd>
        <kwd> primary care</kwd>
        <kwd> implementation barriers</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
    </article-meta>
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