Application and Revision of Montreal Cognitive Assessment in China's Military Retirees with Mild Cognitive Impairment: e0145547

Objective In an effort to accommodate MOCA to better fit for the Chinese context, this study was designed to employ the MOCA criteria to screen mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and analyze associated risk factors in military retirees. Methods Three hundred and four retired military cadres were recrui...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-01, Vol.11 (1)
Main Authors: Zhai, Yali, Chao, Qiuling, Li, Hong, Wang, Bo, Xu, Rong, Wang, Ning, Han, Yajun, He, Xiaole, Jia, Xin, Wang, Xiaoming
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Language:English
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Summary:Objective In an effort to accommodate MOCA to better fit for the Chinese context, this study was designed to employ the MOCA criteria to screen mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and analyze associated risk factors in military retirees. Methods Three hundred and four retired military cadres were recruited using a random cluster sampling technique with information collected including personal, prevalence, MOCA scale, and related neuropsychiatry scale. Thirty retirees were randomly chosen to be further analyzed one month later using the revised MOCA scale. Results 1Our data indicated an incidence rate of 64.8% for mild cognitive impairment in retired military cadres. The incidence rate for MCI was significantly higher in those aged 80 or above compared with those 80 years of age or younger (P
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145547