Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a Screening Test for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in a Cardiovascular Population

While rates of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are relatively high in populations with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, screening tests for MCI have not been evaluated in this patient group. This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)...

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Published in:Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 2011-03, Vol.24 (1), p.33-38
Main Authors: McLennan, S.N., Mathias, J.L., Brennan, L.C., Stewart, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular Diseases - complications
Cognition Disorders - complications
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatrics
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Medical sciences
Mental Status Schedule
Middle Aged
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:While rates of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are relatively high in populations with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, screening tests for MCI have not been evaluated in this patient group. This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) tool for detecting MCI in 110 patients (mean age 67.9 + 11.7 years; 60% female) recruited from hospital cardiovascular outpatient clinics. Mean MoCA performance was relatively low (22.8 + 3.8) in this group, with 72.1% of participants scoring below the recommended cutoff for cognitive impairment (
ISSN:0891-9887
1552-5708
DOI:10.1177/0891988710390813