Open AccessAn Initial Empirical Operationalization of the Earliest Stages of the Alzheimer’s Continuum
Author(s) -
Andrew M. Kiselica,
Alyssa N Kaser,
Jared F. Benge
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alzheimer disease and associated disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1546-4156
pISSN - 0893-0341
DOI - 10.1097/wad.0000000000000408
Subject(s) - operationalization , cognition , psychology , clinical psychology , stage (stratigraphy) , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , medicine , psychiatry , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
The Alzheimer's Continuum (AC) includes 2 preclinical stages defined by subjective cognitive complaints, transitional cognitive declines, and neurobehavioral symptoms. Operationalization of these stages is necessary for them to be applied in research.