Identifying the optimal short version of Montreal Cognitive Assessments

 
   Lead Investigator:    Tau Ming Liew
   Institution      :    Institute of Mental Health. Singapore
   E-Mail           :    tau_ming_liew@imh.com.sg
   Proposal ID      :    1133


   Publications:


1  Liew TM
   A 4-item Case-Finding Tool to Detect Dementia in Older Persons
   Journal Article  J Am Med Dir Assoc,20(12):1529-1534,2019,PMC6884672

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   Proposal Description:
   Detailed neuropsychological testing plays an essential role in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. However, it can be time-consuming and may not be well-suited for routine use beyond specialty clinics. As such, it has often been substituted with brief cognitive tests in the diagnostic evaluation of MCI and dementia, with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) being among the most widely-used substitutes. MoCA has many desirable characteristics. Compared to the traditionally popular Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), it is freely available, and includes more robust measures of visuospatial and executive function. Nevertheless, its administration time is still less than ideal (requiring about 15 minutes to administer). Consequently, various abbreviated versions of MoCA have been developed in the literature to reduce its administration time. While most of them have been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of MCI and dementia, they have not been compared among each other. It is uncertain which of these versions is most optimal for routine use.  SPECIFIC AIMS   1) to evaluate the comparative performance of the various versions of abbreviated MoCA in the diagnosis of MCI and dementia   2) to develop a new, brief version of MoCA based on the NACC database