Abstract
Background: The total world population was about 7.8 billion in 2020, but is expected to exceed 10.1 billion in 2060. The population of people aged 65 and over is also expected to rapidly increase from about 700 million to about 1.8 billion. This clearly indicates that the number of dementia patients, the biggest risk factor for which is aging, is rapidly increasing, and this is a challenge for humanity. In Japan, which has the world’s highest aging rate, the number of dementia patients is estimated to be about 6.3 million in 2020 and reach 11.54 million in 2060, and the burden on the public in relation to dementia care is a problem. For this reason, the government established the Dementia Policy Promotion Guidelines in 2019, and is promoting policies based on two pillars: coexistence with people with dementia and prevention of dementia. Objective: To detect subtle changes before the onset of dementia without using expensive equipment or invasive methods in order to prevent dementia. Methods: To achieve this goal, we devised a neuropsychological test called CKPT (Color Kanji Pick-out Test) and established evidence for it. We then established diagnostic criteria using large-scale data and are moving towards practical use. Results: It has been about a year since we started dementia prevention activities using CKPT, and we will introduce how it works in annal CKPT Reports. Since the CKPT can be easily translated into other languages, we have been preparing an English version. We have prepared the test questions and the explanatory Power Point presentation to be used when administering the test. Conclusion: I hope that someone will be interested in an English version of CKPT.
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