T-MoCA: A valid phone screen for cognitive impairment in diverse community samples.
Alzheimers Dement (Amst)
; 13(1): e12144, 2021.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1680306
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
There is an urgent need to validate telephone versions of widely used general cognitive measures, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T-MoCA), for remote assessments.METHODS:
In the Einstein Aging Study, a diverse community cohort (n = 428; mean age = 78.1; 66% female; 54% non-White), equivalence testing was used to examine concordance between the T-MoCA and the corresponding in-person MoCA assessment. Receiver operating characteristic analyses examined the diagnostic ability to discriminate between mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition. Conversion methods from T-MoCA to the MoCA are presented.RESULTS:
Education, race/ethnicity, gender, age, self-reported cognitive concerns, and telephone administration difficulties were associated with both modes of administration; however, when examining the difference between modalities, these factors were not significant. Sensitivity and specificity for the T-MoCA (using Youden's index optimal cut) were 72% and 59%, respectively.DISCUSSION:
The T-MoCA demonstrated sufficient psychometric properties to be useful for screening of MCI, especially when clinic visits are not feasible.
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Language:
English
Journal:
Alzheimers Dement (Amst)
Year:
2021
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