This list gives you the acronym and meaning for words and terms found throughout documents on this site, as well as other acronyms used in the Alzheimer's community.See * below
PLEASE NOTE: Some acronyms may stand for more than one phrase. We will soon add more information (URLs, definitions/descriptions) for each acronym.
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| 3MS |
Modified Mini-Mental State Examination |
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| 4-HNE |
4-Hydroxynonenal |
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A [AA, AB, AC, AD, AF, AG, AH, AI, AL, AM, AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AV, AW]
| A4 |
Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's |
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| [ AA ] | ||
| AA |
Alzheimer's Association |
Website: https://alz.org/ |
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Arachidonic Acid |
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| AAA |
Area Agency on Aging |
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| AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Website: https://www.aaas.org/ |
| AACD |
Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline |
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| AADMD |
American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry |
Website: http://aadmd.org/ |
| AAGP |
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry |
Website: http://www.aagponline.org/ |
| AAIC |
Alzheimer's Association International Conference |
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| AAIDD |
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
Website: http://aaidd.org/ |
| AAMI |
Age-Associated Memory Impairment |
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| AAN |
American Academy of Neurology |
Website: https://www.aan.com/ |
| AAPI |
Asian American and Pacific Islander |
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| AAR |
Alliance for Aging Research |
Website: https://www.agingresearch.org/ |
| AARI |
Alzheimer's Association of Rhode Island |
Website: https://www.alz.org/ri/ |
| AARC |
Active Aging Research Center |
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| [ AB ] | ||
| ABC |
Aging Brain Care program Antecedent, Behavior and Consequence |
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| ABC-DS |
Alzheimer's Biomarker Consortium - Down Syndrome |
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| ABCN |
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology |
Website: https://theabcn.org/ |
| ABFM |
American Board of Functional Medicine |
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| ABI |
Ankle-Brachial Index |
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| [ AC ] | ||
| ACA |
Affordable Care Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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| ACBN |
American Clinical Board of Nutrition |
Website: http://www.acbn.org/ |
| ACDC |
Assisting Caregivers with Dementia Care |
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| ACE |
Angiotensin 1 Converting Enzyme |
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| ACF |
HHS Administration for Children and Families |
Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ |
| ACL |
HHS Administration for Community Living |
Website: https://www.acl.gov/ |
| ACM |
Asian Consortium for Microorganisms |
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| ACO |
Accountable Care Organization |
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| ACT-AD |
Accelerate Care/Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease |
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| ACTC |
Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium |
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| ACTIVE |
Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly trial |
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| [ AD ] | ||
| AD |
Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia |
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| AD/ADRD |
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias |
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| AD/D |
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias |
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| AD-MI |
Alzheimer's Disease Measurement Improvement |
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| AD-PCPRN |
Alzheimer's Disease Patient and Caregiver-Powered Research Network |
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| AD8 |
Ascertain Dementia 8 interview |
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| ADAC |
Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center |
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| ADAD |
Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease |
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| ADAPT |
Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial |
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| ADAS-Cog |
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale |
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| ADC |
Alzheimer's Disease Center |
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| ADCS |
Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study |
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| ADCSI |
Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Support Initiative |
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| ADD |
HHS Administration on Developmental Disabilities (now the Administration on Disabilities) |
Website: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/administration-disabilities |
| ADDF |
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation |
Website: https://www.alzdiscovery.org/ |
| ADDLC |
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Leadership Council |
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| ADEAR |
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral center |
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| ADEPT |
Adult Development and Enrichment Project |
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| ADGC |
Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium |
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| ADHC |
Adult Day Health Care |
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| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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| ADI |
Alzheimer's Disease Initiative Alzheimer's Disease International |
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| ADI-SSS |
Alzheimer's Disease Initiative - Specialized Supportive Services |
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| ADL |
Activity of Daily Living |
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| ADMET |
Alzheimer's Disease Methylphenidate Trial |
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| ADNI |
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative |
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| ADRC |
Aging and Disability Resource Center |
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| ADRD |
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia(s) Alzheimer's and Related Disorders |
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| ADRDA |
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association |
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| ADRS |
Alzheimer's Disease Research Summit |
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| ADS |
Adult Day Services |
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| ADSP |
Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project |
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| ADSSP |
Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program |
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| ADWG |
Alzheimer's Disease Working Group |
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| [ AF ] | ||
| AFA |
Alzheimer's Foundation of America |
Website: https://alzfdn.org/ |
| AFTD |
Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration |
Website: https://www.theaftd.org/ |
| [ AG ] | ||
| AGS |
American Geriatrics Society |
Website: https://www.americangeriatrics.org/ |
| [ AH ] | ||
| AHCA |
American Health Care Association |
Website: https://www.ahcancal.org/Pages/Default.aspx |
| AHRQ |
HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Website: https://www.ahrq.gov/ |
| [ AI ] | ||
| AIDD |
ACF Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (now the Administration on Disabilities) |
Website: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/administration-disabilities |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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| AIM |
Advanced Illness Management program Alzheimer's Impact Movement |
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| AIRS |
Alliance of Information and Referral Systems |
Website: https://www.airs.org/ |
| [ AL ] | ||
| ALF |
Assisted Living Facility |
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| ALFA |
Assisted Living Federation of America |
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| ALS |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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| ALSA |
ALS Association |
Website: http://www.alsa.org/ |
| AlzCAP |
Alzheimer's Community Assistance Program |
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| [ AM ] | ||
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
Website: https://www.ama-assn.org/ |
| AMA-PCPI |
American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement |
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| aMCI |
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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| AMP |
Accelerating Medicines Partnership |
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| AMP-AD |
Accelerating Medicines Partnership - Alzheimer's Disease |
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| [ AO ] | ||
| AoA (or AOA) | Website: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/administration-aging | |
| AORP |
Alzheimer's Disease Outreach and Registry Program |
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| AOTA |
American Occupational Therapy Association |
Website: https://www.aota.org/ |
| [ AP ] | ||
| APA |
American Psychological Association |
Website: http://www.apa.org/ |
| API |
Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative |
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| APM |
Alternative Payment Model |
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| ApoE |
Apolipoprotein E protein |
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| APOE |
Apolipoprotein E gene |
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| APOE e4 |
Epsilon 4 allele of the Apolipoprotein E gene |
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| APP |
Amyloid Precursor Protein |
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| APS |
Adult Protective Service |
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| APSC |
Area Planning and Services Committee |
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| [ AR ] | ||
| AR |
Adrenoreceptor |
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| ARA |
Alzheimer's Resource of Alaska |
Website: http://www.alzalaska.org/ |
| ARC |
Ambulatory Research in Cognition |
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| ARCD |
Alzheimer's and Related Cognitive Diseases |
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| ARIC |
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study |
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| ARIC-NCS |
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study |
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| ARTFL |
Advancing Research and Treatment for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration |
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| [ AS ] | ||
| ASA |
Acetylsalicylate (aspirin) |
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Aging Society of America |
Website: http://www.asaging.org/ | |
| ASD |
Oklahoma Aging Services Division |
Website: http://www.okdrs.org/guide/oklahoma-department-human-services-aging-services-division |
| ASG |
Alzheimer's Disease Study Group |
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| ASPA |
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs |
Website: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/aspa/index.html |
| ASPE |
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
Website: https://aspe.hhs.gov/ |
| ASPR |
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
Website: https://www.phe.gov/preparedness/pages/default.aspx |
| ASTHO |
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
Website: http://www.astho.org/ |
| [ AT ] | ||
| ATRI |
Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute |
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| [ AV ] | ||
| AVLT |
Auditory Verbal Learning Test |
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| [ AW ] | ||
| AWV |
Annual Wellness Visit |
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B [BA, BC, BD, BE, BH, BI, BL, BM, BN, BP, BR, BS, BV]
| [ BA ] | |
|---|---|
| BACE1 |
Beta-secretase 1 |
| BAS |
Brief Alzheimer's Screen |
| [ BC ] | |
| BCAT |
Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool |
| BCN |
Beneficiaries with Complex Needs |
| [ BD ] | |
| BDI |
Beck Depression Inventory |
| BDNF |
Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor |
| [ BE ] | |
| BEI |
Beneficiary Engagement and Incentives models |
| [ BH ] | |
| BHR |
Brain Health Registry |
| [ BI ] | |
| BIO |
Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| [ BL ] | |
| BLR&D |
Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development |
| [ BM ] | |
| BMI |
Body Mass Index |
| [ BN ] | |
| BNT |
Boston Naming Test |
| [ BP ] | |
| BP |
Blood Pressure |
| BPSD |
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia |
| [ BR ] | |
| BRAIN |
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies |
| BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| [ BS ] | |
| BSD |
Biology of Sex Differences |
| BSL |
Brookdale Senior Living |
| BSRT |
Babcock Story Recall Test |
| [ BV ] | |
| bvFTD |
Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Degeneration |
| BVRT |
Benton Visual Retention Test |
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C [CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CI, CL, CM, CN, CO, CP, CQ, CR, CS, CT, CV]
| C5R |
Consortium of Canadian Centers for Clinical Cognitive Research |
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| [ CA ] | |
| CACIR |
Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging and Research |
| CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
| CADRO |
Common Alzheimer's Disease Research Ontology |
| CAHPS |
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems |
| CALA |
California Assisted Living Association |
| CAM |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| CAMD |
Coalition Against Major Diseases |
| CANTAB |
Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery |
| CAP |
Collaboration for Alzheimer's Prevention |
| CAPC |
Center to Advance Palliative Care |
| CARIE |
Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly |
| CART |
Collaborative Aging (in Place) Research using Technology initiative |
| CASI |
Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument |
| CASPP |
Caregiver and Study Partner Portal |
| CATD |
Clinical Alzheimer's-Type Dementia |
| [ CB ] | |
| CBAS |
Community-Based Adult Services |
| CBCN |
Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition |
| CBD |
Chronic Brain Disorder Corticobasal Degeneration |
| CBO |
Community-Based Organization |
| CBPR |
Community-Based Participatory Research |
| [ CC ] | |
| CCA |
Care Coordinator Assistant |
| CCAL |
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living |
| CCCM |
Chronic Care Management |
| CCNA |
Canadian Consortium on Neurodengeneration in Aging |
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
| CCSQ | |
| CCTP |
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| [ CD ] | |
| CDC |
HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDCM |
Certified Dementia Care Manager |
| CDER | |
| CDISC |
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium |
| CDR |
Clinical Dementia Rating |
| CDR-SB |
Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes |
| [ CE ] | |
| CE |
Continuing Education |
| CEAD |
Centers of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease |
| CEAL |
Center for Excellence in Assisted Living |
| CED |
Coverage with Evidence Development |
| CEE |
Conjugated Equine Estrogen |
| CELA |
Certified Elder Law Attorney |
| CEOi |
Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease |
| CER |
Comparative Effectiveness Research |
| CERAD |
Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease |
| CERT |
Center on Effective Rehabilitation Technology |
| CES-D |
Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale |
| CEU |
Continuing Education Unit |
| [ CF ] | |
| CFH |
Cognitive Functional Hardship |
| CFPB |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| CFRDT |
Certified First Responder Dementia Trainer |
| [ CG ] | |
| CGEP |
Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program |
| [ CH ] | |
| CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
| CHILA |
Community Health Improvement and Leadership Academies |
| CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHIT |
Consumer Health Information Technology |
| CHS |
Cardiovascular Health Study |
| CHW |
Community Health Worker |
| [ CI ] | |
| CI |
Confidence Interval Cognitive Impairment |
| CIHR |
Canadian Institute of Health Research |
| CIND |
Cognitive Impairment Not Demented |
| CIRB |
Centralized Institutional Review Board |
| [ CL ] | |
| CLC |
Community Living Center |
| CLSA |
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging |
| CLTCEC |
California Long-Term Care Education Center |
| [ CM ] | |
| CMCS | |
| CME |
Continuing Medical Education Office of Continuing Medical Education (University of Virginia) |
| CMHPC |
California Mental Health Planning Council |
| CMMI | |
| CMP |
Civil Monetary Penalty |
| CMS |
HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CMT |
Contract Management Team |
| [ CN ] | |
| CNA |
Certified Nursing Aide |
| CNCS |
Corporation for National and Community Service |
| CNS |
Central Nervous System |
| [ CO ] | |
| COA |
Clinical Outcome Assessment |
| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COPE |
Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environment |
| COTR |
Contract Officer's Technical Representative |
| COWA |
Controlled Oral Word Association test |
| [ CP ] | |
| CP |
Care Partner |
| CPC+ |
Comprehensive Primary Care Plus |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
| [ CQ ] | |
| CQUIN |
Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework |
| [ CR ] | |
| CREATE |
Collaborative Research to Enhance Transformation and Excellence |
| CRECH |
University of Michigan Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health |
| CRP |
C-Reactive Protein |
| CRPD |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| [ CS ] | |
| CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CSI |
Caregiver Strain Index |
| CSI-D |
Community Screening Interview for Dementia |
| CSP |
Cooperative Studies Program |
| CSR&D |
Clinical Sciences Research and Development |
| CSWE |
Council on Social Work Education |
| [ CT ] | |
| CT |
Computed Tomography scan |
| [ CV ] | |
| CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
| CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
| CVLT |
California Verbal Learning Test |
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D [DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DH, DI, DL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DS, DW]
| D-SNP |
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan |
|---|---|
| [ DA ] | |
| DALTCP |
HHS / ASPE Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy |
| DALY |
Disability-Adjusted Life-Years |
| DASH |
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension |
| [ DB ] | |
| dbGaP |
Data Base of Genotypes and Phenotypes |
| DBP |
Diastolic Blood Pressure |
| [ DC ] | |
| DCM |
Dementia Care Manager |
| DCN |
Dementia Caregiving Network |
| DCT |
Digit Cancellation Test |
| [ DD ] | |
| DDAct |
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act |
| DDC |
Arizona Developmental Disability Council |
| DDNA |
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association |
| DDT |
Drug Development Tool |
| [ DE ] | |
| DES |
Directed Enhanced Service |
| DET |
VA Dementia Education and Training Committee |
| [ DF ] | |
| DFA |
Dementia Friendly American |
| DFC |
Dementia Friendly Community |
| DFO |
Designated Federal Official |
| [ DH ] | |
| DHA |
Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| DHEA |
Dehydroepiandosterone |
| DHS |
state Department of Health Services |
| DHP-CCB |
Dihydropyridine-Calcium Channel Blockers |
| [ DI ] | |
| DIAN |
Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network |
| DIAN-TU |
Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network Trials Unit |
| DIAN-TTU |
Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network-Therapeutic Trials Unit |
| DICE |
Describe, Inbestigate, Create and Evaluate algorithm |
| [ DL ] | |
| DLB |
Dementia with Lewy Bodies |
| [ DM ] | |
| DM |
Diabetes Mellitus |
| [ DN ] | |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DNP | |
| DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
| [ DO ] | |
| DO |
Doctor of Osteopathy |
| DoA (or DOA) |
U.S. Department of the Army |
| DoD (or DOD) |
U.S. Department of Defense |
| DoE (or DOE) |
U.S. Department of Education |
| DoJ (or DOJ) |
U.S. Department of Justice |
| DoL (or DOL) |
U.S. Department of Labor |
| DoN (or DON) |
U.S. Department of the Navy |
| DoT (or DOT) |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
| [ DP ] | |
| DPP |
Diabetes Prevention Program FDA Division of Psychiatry Products |
| [ DS ] | |
| DS |
Down Syndrome |
| DSA |
Dementia Society of America |
| DSC |
VA Dementia Steering Committee |
| DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| DSRTF |
Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation |
| DSST |
Digit Symbol Substitution Test |
| [ DW ] | |
| DWR |
Delayed Word Recall |
| DWS |
Dementia Warning Signs |
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E [EA, EC, ED, EE, EH, EJ, EL, EM, EP, ES, EU, EW, EX]
| [ EA ] | |
|---|---|
| EARDA |
Estramural Associates Research Development Award |
| [ EC ] | |
| ECCO |
European Culture Collections' Organisation |
| eCQM |
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure |
| [ ED ] | |
| ED |
Emergency Department |
| [ EE ] | |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EERP |
EmFinders Elopement Risk Program |
| EES |
VA Employee Education System |
| [ EH ] | |
| EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
| [ EJ ] | |
| EJA |
Elder Justice Act |
| EJCC |
Elder Justice Coordinating Council |
| [ EL ] | |
| eLTSS |
Electronic Long-Term Services and Supports |
| [ EM ] | |
| EMA |
European Medicines Agency |
| EML |
Early Memory Loss |
| EMR |
Electronic Medical Record |
| EMT |
Emergency Medical Technician |
| [ EP ] | |
| EPA |
Eicosapentaenoic Acid |
| EPC |
Evidence-based Practice Center |
| EPI-COG |
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition - Cognition Consortium |
| [ ER ] | |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| [ ES ] | |
| ESP |
Evidence-based Synthesis Program |
| [ EU ] | |
| EU |
European Union |
| [ EW ] | |
| EWA |
Eldercare Workforce Alliance |
| [ EX ] | |
| EXERT |
Exercise in Adults with Mild Memory Problems trial |
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F [FA, FB, FD, FE, FF, FI, FL, FN, FO, FT, FY]
| [ FA ] | |
|---|---|
| FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Question |
| [ FB ] | |
| FBO |
Faith-Based Organization |
| [ FD ] | |
| FDA |
HHS Food and Drug Administration |
| [ FE ] | |
| FE |
Frail Elderly |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| [ FF ] | |
| FFRDC |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center |
| FFS |
Fee-For-Service |
| FFY |
Federal Fiscal Year |
| [ FI ] | |
| FINGER | Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability trial |
| [ FL ] | |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| [ FN ] | |
| FNIH |
Foundation for the NIH |
| [ FO ] | |
| FOA |
Funding Opportunity Announcement |
| [ FT ] | |
| FTD |
Frontotemporal Degeneration Frontotemporal Dementia |
| FTD/ALS |
Frontotemporal Degeneration/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) |
| FTDDR |
Frontotemporal Degeneration Disorders Registry |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
| FTT |
Finger Tapping Test |
| [ FY ] | |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
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G [GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GO, GP, GR, GS, GT, GW]
| [ GA ] | |
|---|---|
| GAAIN |
Global Alzheimer's Association Interactive Network |
| GACA |
Geriatric Academic Career Awards |
| GAP |
Global Alzheimer's Platform |
| GARDY |
Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias |
| [ GB ] | |
| GBD |
Global Burden of Disease |
| [ GC ] | |
| GCAD |
Genomic Center for Alzheimer's Disease |
| [ GD ] | |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GDS |
Geriatric Depression Scale |
| [ GE ] | |
| GEC |
Geriatric Education Center |
| GEE |
Generalized Estimated Equations |
| GEM |
Geriatric Evaluation and Management |
| [ GO ] | |
| GOC |
Goals of Care |
| [ GP ] | |
| GP |
General Practitioner |
| [ GR ] | |
| GRADE |
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
| GRECC |
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| [ GS ] | |
| GSA |
Gerontological Society of America |
| [ GT ] | |
| GTPD |
Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral and Mental Health Providers |
| [ GW ] | |
| GWAS |
Genome-Wide Association Study |
| GWEP |
Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program |
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H [HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HH, HI, HL, HM, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU]
| [ HA ] | |
|---|---|
| HAN |
CDC Healthy Aging Research Network |
| HAVA |
Help America Vote Act |
| [ HB ] | |
| HbA1c |
Glycosylated Hemoglobin |
| HBI |
Healthy Brain Initiative |
| HBPC |
Home Based Primary Care |
| HBRN |
Healthy Brain Research Network |
| [ HC ] | |
| HCBS |
Home and Community-Based Services |
| HCC |
Hierarchical Condition Categories |
| HCFAC |
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control |
| HCIA |
Health Care Innovation Award |
| HCPCS |
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System |
| [ HD ] | |
| HD |
Health Disparity |
| HDDS |
Hasegawa Dementia Screening Scale |
| HDL |
High Density Lipoprotein |
| HDL-C |
High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol |
| HDRS |
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale |
| [ HE ] | |
| HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| [ HF ] | |
| HFFQ |
Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire |
| [ HH ] | |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| [ HI ] | |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIT |
Health Information Technology |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| [ HL ] | |
| HL7 |
Health Level Seven International |
| [ HM ] | |
| HMD |
NAS Health and Medicine Division |
| HMG-CoA |
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarly-coenzyme A |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| [ HO ] | |
| HOPE |
Health Outcomes Planning and Evaluation Act |
| [ HP ] | |
| HPEB |
South Carolina Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior |
| [ HR ] | |
| HR |
Hazard Ratio |
| HRA |
Health Risk Assessment |
| HRS |
Health and Retirement Study |
| HRSA |
HHS Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HRT |
Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| [ HS ] | |
| HSA |
Health Scientist Administrator |
| HSR&D |
Health Services Research and Development |
| [ HT ] | |
| HTN |
Hypertension |
| [ HU ] | |
| HUD |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
I [IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IG, IH, IL, IM, IN, IO, IP, IQ, IR, IS]
| I-AADAPT |
Identify and Address Alzheimer's and Dementia in Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through Prevention and Training |
|---|---|
| [ IA ] | |
| IACP |
International Association of Chiefs of Police |
| IADL |
Instrumental Activity of Daily Living |
| IADRFC |
International Alzheimer's Disease Research Funder Consortium |
| IADRP |
International Alzheimer's Disease Research Portfolio |
| IAH |
Independence At Home |
| IAP |
Innovation Accelerator Program |
| [ IB ] | |
| IBD |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| [ IC ] | |
| ICAD |
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
| ICF/IID |
Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities |
| ICRC |
Integrated Care Resource Center |
| ICRSAD |
International Collaborative Research Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease |
| [ ID ] | |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability(ies) |
| IDD (or I/DD) |
Intellectual and Developmental Disability (ies) |
| IDEAS |
Imaging Dementia -- Evidence for Amyloid Scanning |
| [ IE ] | |
| IEA |
HHS Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs |
| [ IG ] | |
| IGAP |
International Genomic Alzheimer's Project |
| [ IH ] | |
| IHI |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
| IHS |
HHS Indian Health Service |
| IHSS |
In-Home Supportive Services |
| [ IL ] | |
| IL-1B |
Interleukin-1beta |
| IL-6 |
Interleukin-6 |
| ILO |
International Labor Organization |
| [ IM ] | |
| IMD |
Institution for Mental Diseases |
| IMI |
European Innovative Medicine Initiative |
| IMPACT |
Improvement in Memory with Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Training |
| IMPACT Act |
Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act |
| [ IN ] | |
| IND |
Investigational New Drug |
| INTERACT |
Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers |
| [ IO ] | |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| [ IP ] | |
| iPSC |
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell |
| [ IQ ] | |
| IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
| [ IR ] | |
| IR |
Ionizing Radiation |
| IRAP |
Israeli Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| [ IS ] | |
| iSHARE |
Interprofessional Strategic Healthcare Alliance for Rural Education |
| ISTAART |
International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| J&J |
Johnson & Johnson |
|---|---|
| [ JA ] | |
| JAD |
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease |
| [ JN ] | |
| JNC VII |
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, |
| [ JP ] | |
| JPND |
European Union Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| [ KU ] | |
|---|---|
| KU ADC |
University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
L [LB, LD, LE, LG, LH, LN, LO, LS, LT]
| [ LB ] | |
|---|---|
| LBD |
Lewy Body Dementia |
| LBDA |
Lewy Body Dementia Association |
| [ LD ] | |
| LDL |
Low Density Lipoprotein |
| [ LE ] | |
| LEAD |
Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease |
| [ LG ] | |
| LGBT |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender |
| [ LH ] | |
| LHHS |
Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education, house bill |
| [ LN ] | |
| LNESC |
LULAC National Educational Service Center |
| [ LO ] | |
| LOAD |
Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease |
| LOS |
Length of Stay |
| [ LS ] | |
| LSSC |
Large-Scale Sequencing Center |
| [ LT ] | |
| LTC |
Long-Term Care |
| LTCC |
Long-Term Care Commission |
| LTCI |
Long-Term Care Integration |
| LTCO |
Long-Term Care Ombudsman |
| LTSS |
Long-Term Services and Supports |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
M [MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MH, MI, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MR, MS, MT, MU]
| M2OVE-AD |
Molecular Mechanisms of the Vascular Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease |
|---|---|
| [ MA ] | |
| MA |
Medicare Advantage |
| MAC |
Memory Assessment Clinics |
| MAPT |
Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial |
| [ MB ] | |
| MB |
Megabyte |
| MBA |
Minnesota Board on Aging |
| [ MC ] | |
| MCBS |
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
| MCD |
Mild Cognitive Disorder |
| MCI |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| [ MD ] | |
| MDD |
Major Depressive Disorder |
| MDH |
Minnesota Department of Health |
| MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
| [ ME ] | |
| MED |
Multiple Etiology Dementia |
| MEDCAC |
Medicare Evidence and Development Coverage Advisory Committee |
| MeSH |
Medical Subject Heading |
| METC |
Memory Evaluation and Treatment Center |
| [ MH ] | |
| mhGAP |
Mental Health Gap Action Programme |
| [ MI ] | |
| MI |
Mental Illness Myocardial Infarction |
| MIPS |
Merit-based Incentive Payment System |
| MIRECC |
Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| [ ML ] | |
| MLN |
Medicare Learning Network |
| MLTSS |
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports |
| [ MM ] | |
| MMCO |
CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office |
| MMP |
Medicare-Medicaid Plan |
| MMSE |
Mini-Mental State Examination |
| [ MN ] | |
| MNC |
Mild Neurocognitive disorder |
| [ MO ] | |
| MOOC |
Massive Online Open Course |
| [ MP ] | |
| MPA |
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate |
| [ MR ] | |
| MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan |
| MRPRA |
Military-Relevant, Peer-Reviewed, Alzheimer's Disease Research Program |
| [ MS ] | |
| MSQ |
Mental Status Questionnaire |
|
MSSP |
Multi-purpose Seniors Serivces Program |
|
[ MT ] |
|
|
mTICS |
Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status |
|
[ MU ] |
|
|
MUC |
Measures Under Consideration |
|
MUFA(s) |
Monounsaturated Fatty Acid |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
N [NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NI, NL, NM, NO, NP, NQ, NR, NS, NT, NY]
| n4a |
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
|---|---|
| [ NA ] | |
| NAC |
National Alliance for Caregiving |
| NACC |
National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center |
| NACDD |
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors |
| NADRC |
National Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center |
| NAMI |
National Alliance on Mental Health |
| NAN |
National Academy of Neuropsychology |
| NAPA |
National Alzheimer's Project Act |
| NAPCA |
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging |
| NAS |
National Academy of Sciences (part of NASEM) |
| NASDDDS |
National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services |
| NASEM |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| NASUAD |
National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities |
| NASW |
National Association of Social Workers |
| [ NB ] | |
| NBHCAA |
National Brain Health Center for African Americans |
| NBCC |
National Board for Certified Counselors |
| NBREC |
National Biomedical Research Ethics Council |
| [ NC ] | |
| NCATS |
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
| NCBAC |
National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care |
| NCD |
National Clinical Director |
| NCEA |
National Center on Elder Abuse |
| NCEP-ATPIII |
National Cholesterol Education Program-3rd Adult Treatment Panel guideline |
| NCHS | |
| NCI |
National Cencer Institute |
| NCIRE |
Northern California Institute of Research and Education |
| NCLR |
National Council of La Raza |
| NCMHA |
National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging |
| NCoA |
National Council on Aging |
| NCP |
VA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention |
| NCRAD |
National Cell Repository for Alzheimer's Disease |
| NCS |
Neurocognitive Study |
| [ ND ] | |
| NDSS |
National Down Syndrome Society |
| [ NE ] | |
| NEA |
National Endowment for the Arts |
| [ NF ] | |
| NF |
Nursing Facility |
| NFCSP |
National Family Caregiver Support Program |
| [ NG ] | |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| [ NH ] | |
| NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHATS |
National Health and Aging Trends Study |
| NHC |
Nursing Home Compare tool |
| NHCOA |
National Hispanic Council on Aging |
| NHCQS |
National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan |
| NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NHSC |
National Health Service Corps |
| NHSN |
National Health Safety Network |
| [ NI ] | |
| NIA | |
| NIAGADS |
NIA Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage |
| NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| NIH |
HHS National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH | |
| NIMHD |
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| NINCDS |
National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (now NINDS) |
| NINCDS-ADRDA |
National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke-Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association |
| NINDS |
HHS / NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| NINR |
National Institute of Nursing Research |
| NIRB-ND |
National Institutional Review Board for Neurodegenerative Disease |
| [ NL ] | |
| NLRC |
National Legal Resource Center |
| [ NM ] | |
| NMDA |
N-methyl-D-asparate |
| [ NO ] | |
| NOPR |
National Oncologic PET Registry |
|
NORC |
National Ombudsman Resource Center |
|
NOTEGA |
National Organization To Stop Elder Abuse and Guardianship Abuse |
|
[ NP ] |
|
|
NPA |
Nominated Principal Applicant |
|
NPE |
Normal Pressure Encephalitis |
|
NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
|
NPS |
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms |
|
[ NQ ] |
|
|
NQF |
National Quality Forum |
|
[ NR ] |
|
|
NREPP |
National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices |
|
[ NS ] |
|
|
NS |
Not Statistically significant |
| NSAID |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NSLTCP |
National Study of Long-Term Care Places |
| NSOC |
National Study of Caregiving |
| NSRCF |
National Survey of Residential Care Facilities |
| [ NT ] | |
| NTG |
National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices |
| [ NY ] | |
| NYSDOH |
New York State Department of Health |
| NYSOFA |
New York State Office for the Aging |
| NYU |
New York University |
| NYUCI |
New York University Caregiver Intervention program |
|
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O [OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OG, OL, OM, ON, OP, OR, OS, OT, OW]
| [ OA ] | |
|---|---|
| OA |
CFPB Office for Older Americans |
| OAA |
Older Americans Act |
| OAC |
Older Adult Committee |
| OAR | |
| OASH |
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health |
| [ OB ] | |
| OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| [ OC ] | |
| OCR |
HHS Office of Civil Rights |
| OCVAP |
Orange County Vital Aging Program |
| [ OD ] | |
| OD | |
| [ OE ] | |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| [ OG ] | |
| OGA |
HHS Office of Global Affairs |
| [ OL ] | |
| OLTCOP |
ACL Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Programs |
| [ OM ] | |
| OMAR | |
| OMB |
U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
| [ ON ] | |
| ONC |
HHS Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology |
| ONDCP |
WH Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| [ OP ] | |
| OPM |
U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
| [ OR ] | |
| OR |
Odds Ratio |
|
ORC |
Online Resource Center |
|
ORD |
VA Office of Research and Development |
| [ OS ] | |
| OSG |
HHS Office of the Surgeon General |
| OSTP |
WH Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| [ OT ] | |
| OTC |
Over-The-Counter |
| [ OW ] | |
| OWH | |
|
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P [PA, PC, PD, PE, PF, PH, PM, PP, PQ, PR, PS, PT, PU, PV, PW]
| [ PA ] | |
|---|---|
| PA |
Principal Applicant |
| PAA |
Purple Angel Ambassador |
| PACE |
Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PACT |
Patient Aligned Care Team |
| PADRECC |
Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| PAL |
Paired Associates Learning |
| PASRR |
Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review |
| [ PC ] | |
| PCA |
Posterior Cortical Atrophy |
| PCORI |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
| PCP |
Person-Centered Plans Primary Care Provider |
| PCPI |
Physician's Consortium for Performance Improvement |
| PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
| [ PD ] | |
| PD |
Parkinson's Disease |
| PDD |
Parkinson's Disease Dementia |
| [ PE ] | |
| PET |
Positron Emission Tomography |
| [ PF ] | |
| PFEC |
Patient and Family Engagement Campaign |
| PFS |
Physicians Fee Schedule |
| [ PH ] | |
| PHN |
Public Health Nurse |
| PHR |
Personal Health Record |
| PhRMA |
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
| PHSA |
Public Health Service Act |
| [ PM ] | |
| PMA |
Prepare Minnesota for Alzheimer's Disease Primary Mental Abilities |
| [ PP ] | |
| PPA |
Primary Progressive Aphasia |
| PPHM |
Preferred Population Health Management |
| PPP |
Public Private Partnership |
| PPRN |
Patient-Powered Research Network |
| PPS |
Palliative Performance Scale |
| [ PQ ] | |
| PQRS |
Physician Quality Reporting System |
| [ PR ] | |
| PRARP |
Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Research Program |
| PRC |
Prevention Research Center |
| PreDIVA |
Prevention of Dementia by Intensive Vascular Care |
| PRIDE |
Paramedic Referrals for Increased Independence and Decreased Disability in the Elderly |
| PRO |
Patient Reported Outcome |
| Project ECHO |
Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Project |
| [ PS ] | |
| PSP |
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy |
| PSPC |
Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative |
| [ PT ] | |
| PTSD |
|
| [ PU ] | |
| PUFA |
|
| [ PV ] | |
| PVD |
|
| [ PW ] | |
| PwD (or PWD) |
People Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias People (or Persons) with Dementia |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| Q4 |
Fourth Quarter (other quarters would be Q1, Q2, Q3) |
|---|---|
| [ QI ] | |
| QI |
Quality Improvement |
| QIO |
Quality Improvement Organization |
| [ QO ] | |
| QOF |
Quality Outcomes Framework |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
R [RA, RC, RD, RE, RF, RI, RN, RO, RR, RV]
| R2P |
Research to Prevention |
|---|---|
| [ RA ] | |
| RA2 |
ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer's |
| [ RC ] | |
| RCDC |
Research, Condition, and Disease Categories |
| RCI |
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving |
| RCMAR |
Resource Center for Minority Aging Research |
| RCT |
Randomized Clinical Trial Randomized Controlled Trial |
| [ RD ] | |
| RDAD |
Reducing Disability in Alzheimer's Disease |
| RDS |
Research Down Syndrome |
| [ RE ] | |
| REACH |
Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health |
| REACH VA |
Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health in VA |
| REAL |
Responsible for Equality And Liberty |
| RERI |
Relative Excess Risk from Interaction |
| [ RF ] | |
| RFA |
Request for Application |
| RFI |
Request for Information |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| [ RI ] | |
| RIALA |
Rhode Island Assisted Living Association |
| RIGEC |
Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center |
| RITT |
Rural Interdisciplinary Team Training |
| [ RN ] | |
| RN |
Registered Nurse |
| RNA |
Ribonucleic Acid |
| [ RO ] | |
| ROAR |
Recruiting Older Adults into Research |
| [ RR ] | |
| RR |
Relative Risk |
| RR&D |
Rehabilitation Research and Development |
| [ RV ] | |
| RVLT |
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
S [SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SI, SM, SN, SO, SP, SS, ST, SW, SY]
| [ SA ] | |
|---|---|
| SAMHSA |
HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAR |
Socially-Assistive Robot |
| SASH |
Support and Services at Home |
| [ SB ] | |
| SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research |
| SBP |
Systolic Blood Pressure |
| SBT |
Short Blessed Test |
| [ SC ] | |
| SCOPE |
Study on Cognition and Prognosis in the Elderly |
| [ SD ] | |
| SD |
Standard Deviation |
|
SDM |
Supported Decision Making |
| SDMT |
Symbol Digit Modalities Test |
| [ SE ] | |
| SE |
Standard Error |
| SEAR |
South East Asia Region |
| SEB |
Syndrom of the Emotional Breakdown |
| SERM |
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator |
| SES |
Socioeconomic Status |
| [ SF ] | |
| SF-36 |
Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey |
| SFA |
Saturated Fatty Acid |
| [ SG ] | |
| SGE |
Special Government Employee |
| [ SH ] | |
| SHA |
Strategic Health Authorities |
| SHEP |
Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program |
| SHIP |
State Health Insurance Program |
| [ SI ] | |
| SI |
Special Initiative |
| SIP |
Special Interest Project |
| SIS |
Six-Item Screener |
| [ SM ] | |
| SMP |
Senior Medicare Patrol |
| [ SN ] | |
| SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SNM |
Society of Nuclear Medicine |
| SNP |
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Special Needs Plan |
| [ SO ] | |
| SOFA |
New York State Office for Aging |
| [ SP ] | |
| SPARK |
Strategic Partnership for Advancing Research and Knowledge |
| SPMSQ |
Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire |
| [ SS ] | |
| SSA |
U.S. Social Security Administration |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SSS |
Specialized Supportive Services |
| [ ST ] | |
| STAI |
State Trait Anxiety Inventory |
| STAR |
Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences |
| STMS |
Short Test of Mental Status |
| STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer |
| [ SW ] | |
| SWHR |
Society for Women's Health Research |
| [ SY ] | |
| Syst-Eur |
Systolic Hypertension in Europe trial |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
T [TA, TB, TC, TE, TF, TH, TI, TN, TO, TR]
| [ TA ] | |
|---|---|
| TAP |
Tailoring Activities for Persons with Dementia and Caregivers |
| TAVR |
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement |
| [ TB ] | |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| [ TC ] | |
| TCE |
Targeted Capacity Expansion |
| TCPI |
Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative |
| [ TE ] | |
| TEAM-AD |
Trial of vitamin E And Memantine in Alzheimer's Disease |
| TEP |
Technical Expert Panel |
| [ TF ] | |
| TFAM |
Transcription Fractor A, Mitochondrial |
| [ TH ] | |
| THP |
Tribal Health Program |
| [ TI ] | |
| TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TICS |
Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status |
| TICS-m |
Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-modified version |
| [ TN ] | |
| TNK1 |
Tyrosine Kinase, Non-recptor 1 |
| [ TO ] | |
| ToP |
Technology of Participation |
| [ TR ] | |
| TRC-PAD |
Trial-Ready Cohort for Preclinical/Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease |
| Trials A/B |
Trail Making Test Part A/B |
| Trials B |
Trail Making Test Part B |
| TRND |
Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
U [UC, UK, UM, UR, US, UT, UW]
| [ UC ] | |
|---|---|
| UCLA |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| UCSF |
University of California, San Francisco |
| [ UK ] | |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| [ UM ] | |
| UM |
University of Michigan |
| [ UR ] | |
| URC |
University Research Company |
| URI |
University of Rhode Island |
| [ US ] | |
| US (or U.S.) |
United States |
| UsA2 |
UsAgainstAlzheimer's |
| USPSTF |
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
| [ UT ] | |
| UTI |
Urinary Tract Infection |
| [ UW ] | |
| UWS |
University of the West of Scotland |
|
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
V [VA, VB, VC, VD, VH, VP, VR]
| [ VA ] | |
|---|---|
| VA |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (previously the U.S. Veterans Administration) |
| VAD |
Vascular Alzheimer's Disease |
| VALA |
Virginia Assisted Living Association |
| VAMC |
VA Medical Center |
| VAS |
Alzheimer's Disease/Vascular Interaction Visual Analogue Scale |
| [ VB ] | |
| VBID |
Value-Based Insurance Design |
| [ VC ] | |
| VCI/D |
Vascular Cognitive Impairment/Dementia |
| VCID |
Vascular contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia |
| [ VD ] | |
| VD-HCBS |
Veteran-Directed Home and Community-Based Services |
| [ VH ] | |
| VHA |
Veterans Health Administration |
| [ VP ] | |
| VP |
Vascular Pathology |
| [ VR ] | |
| VRT |
Visual Reproduction Test (immediate and delayed recall) from the Wechsler Memory Scale |
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W [WA, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WM, WR, WV, WW]
| [ WA ] | |
|---|---|
| WAIS |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale |
| WAIS-R |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised |
| [ WD ] | |
| WDC |
World Dementia Council |
| [ WE ] | |
| WES |
Whole Exome Sequencing |
| [ WF ] | |
| WF |
Word Fluency Test |
| WFCC |
World Federation for Culture Collections |
| WFN |
World Federation of Neurology |
| [ WG ] | |
| WGS |
Whole Genome Sequencing |
| [ WH ] | |
| WH |
White House |
| WHCOA |
White House Conference on Aging |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| [ WM ] | |
| WMD |
Weighted Mean Difference |
| WMS |
Wechsler Memory Scale |
| WMS-R |
Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised |
| [ WR ] | |
| WRAP |
Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention |
| [ WV ] | |
| WV CARES |
West Virginia Coordinated Action, Response, Education and Support |
| [ WW ] | |
| WW-ADNI |
World Wide Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative |
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None at this time.
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| [ YM ] | |
|---|---|
| YMAA |
Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's |
| [ YO ] | |
| YOAD |
Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease |
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# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
None at this time.
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In addition to the NAPA website pages, acronyms have been used from:
- Williams JW, Plassman BL, Burke J, et al. (April 2010). Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 193).