TY - JOUR AU - Deokar, Angela J. AU - Bouldin, Erin D. AU - Edwards, Valerie J. AU - Anderson, Lynda A. PY - 2015 TI - Increased Confusion and Memory Loss in Households, 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E29 VL - 12 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - Using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), we examined households in 13 states (N = 81,012) in which the respondent or another adult household member experienced increased confusion or memory loss (ICML) in the preceding 12 months. A total of 12.6% of households reported at least 1 adult who experienced ICML, and in 5.4% of households all adults experienced ICML. Based on these results, an estimated 4 million households in these 13 states have a member with ICML, potentially affecting more than 10 million people. This study can inform public health communication campaigns aimed at increasing awareness of the signs and symptoms of cognitive decline and augment community planning efforts so that the needs of households in which 1 or more adults has cognitive decline are considered. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.140430 DO - 10.5888/pcd12.140430 ER -