TY - BOOK AU - Sarah Moustafa Abdelaal, AU - Eman Ismail Raslan AU - Ola Osama Khalaf AU - Nadia Mostafa Tawfik TI - Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of SAGE (self-administered gerocognitive examination) in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia (ED) among elderly attending kasralainy family medicine clinic U1 - 616.831 PY - 2025/// KW - Dementia KW - الخرف KW - SAGE KW - MoCA-B KW - MCI KW - dementia N1 - Thesis (Ph.D)-Cairo University, 2025; Bibliography: pages 76-87; Issues also as CD N2 - Introduction: Dementia poses a significant public health challenge, with high rates of undiagnosed cases, particularly in developing countries. Incorporating cognitive assessment into time-limited primary care visits is difficult as it consumes the limited physician’s time. Aim: This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE) in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia (ED) among elderly, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic (MoCA-B) as the reference standard. Methods: A total of 209 elderly individuals (aged 60 and above) attending Kasralainy family medicine clinic were recruited. Participants completed the self-administered Arabic version of SAGE, followed by the clinician-administered Arabic version of MoCA-B. Socio-economic and clinical data were also collected. Results: SAGE demonstrated sensitivity 91.30%, specificity 60.31%, positive predictive value 44.68% and negative predictive value 95.18% in predicting mild neurocognitive disorder (MCI). It exhibited sensitivity 100%, specificity 63.28%, positive predictive value 32.99%, and negative predictive value 100% in predicting major neurocognitive disorder (dementia). There is a strong positive correlation between the total scores of SAGE and MoCA-B (r =0.744, p value