RUDAS Scoping Review: Global Evidence for Culturally Diverse Cognitive Screening

This scoping review dataset, authored by Justine Roy and updated in 2026, synthesizes evidence regarding the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS). It documents the application of this specific cognitive screening tool across diverse adult populations to evaluate its effectiveness in detecting neurocognitive impairment.

Use Cases

• Evaluating RUDAS performance across different cultural groups
• Analyzing the impact of educational levels on cognitive screening outcomes
• Identifying research gaps in dementia screening for specific adult demographics

Strengths

• Focuses on the RUDAS tool, known for cultural neutrality
• Synthesizes evidence from a scoping review methodology
• Covers diverse adult populations

Limitations

• Unknown record count
• Source metadata provided in French may indicate language-specific selection bias
• Lack of specific column definitions in the primary metadata

Provenance

Source

Justine Roy, Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

scoping review

Freshness

Last updated February 2026.

Geography

global