TY  - JOUR
AU  - Yoon, Seolah
AU  - Jeong, Innhee
AU  - Kim, Jennifer Ivy
AU  - Hong, Dahye
AU  - Kang, Bada
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/7/29
TI  - Correlates of Mild Behavioral Impairment in Older Adults: Protocol for a Scoping Review
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e60009
VL  - 13
KW  - mild behavioral impairment
KW  - older adults
KW  - mild cognitive impairment
KW  - subjective cognitive decline
KW  - behavioral symptoms
KW  - scoping review
KW  - protocol
KW  - elderly
KW  - behavioral impairment
KW  - cognitive
KW  - cognitive decline
KW  - scoping review protocol
KW  - older adult
KW  - neuropsychological
KW  - impairment
KW  - behavioral
KW  - behavior
AB  - Background: Understanding mild behavioral impairment, a relatively recent notion in neuropsychological studies, provides significant insights into early behavioral indicators of cognitive decline and predicts the onset of dementia in older adults. Although the importance of understanding mild behavioral impairment is acknowledged, comprehensive reviews of its correlates with older adults are limited. Objective: This scoping review aims to identify the impact of mild behavioral impairment on health outcomes in older adults and the factors associated with mild behavioral impairment. Methods: The review will adhere to the Joanna Briggs Institute’s methodological principles for scoping reviews. We will include studies focusing mainly on mild behavioral impairment in older adults, with the literature on this topic being limited to the period from 2003 to the present. Other clinical diagnoses, such as cognitive impairment, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis, will not be included. We will use databases including PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and Scopus for relevant articles published in English. Both gray literature and peer-reviewed articles will be considered during screening. Three independent reviewers will extract data using a predefined data extraction tool. Extracted data will be presented using tables, figures, and a narrative summary aligned with review questions, accompanied by an analysis of study characteristics and categorization of mild behavioral impairment correlates. Results: The results will be presented as a descriptive summary, structured according to the associated factors related to mild behavioral impairment, and the health outcomes. Additionally, the data on study characteristics will be presented in tabular format. An exploratory search was conducted in July 2023 to establish a comprehensive search strategy, and iterative refinements to the scoping review protocol and formalization of methods were completed. A follow-up search is planned for May 2024, with the aim of submitting the findings for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this would be the first study to map the literature on the health-related factors and outcomes of mild behavioral impairment. The findings will support the development of interventions to prevent the occurrence of mild behavioral impairment and mitigate the negative outcomes of mild behavioral impairment. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/60009 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e60009
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/60009
DO  - 10.2196/60009
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/60009
ER  -