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Table 1 Questionnaire used for rating the vignettes

From: Optimizing the use of expert panel reference diagnoses in diagnostic studies of multidimensional syndromes

Question

Response options

1a) What is the most probable syndrome for this patient?

Subjective cognitive impairment

Mild cognitive impairment

Dementia

1b) the most probable aetiology for this patient?

Completely uncertain

Completely certain

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2a) What is the most probable aetiology for this patient?

Alzheimer

Vascular

Frontotemporal

Lewy Bodies

Parkinson

Other neurodegenerative disease, namely _______________

No neurodegenerative disease, namely ________________

2b) How certain are you of this?

Completely uncertain

Completely certain

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

3a) In your opinion, what will be the most likely course of cognitive and/or daily functioning within 2 years?

Decline

Stable

Improvement

3b) How certain are you of this expectation?

Completely uncertain

Completely certain

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

  1. For the reference diagnosis, question 3a was phrased differently: “In your opinion, what was the course of cognitive and/or daily functioning during the 2-year follow-up?