The Montreal Cognitive Assessment—Basic: A Screening Tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Illiterate and Low‐Educated Elderly Adults

2015274 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Parunyou Julayanont · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Sookjaroen Tangwongchai · Chulalongkorn University

Solaphat Hemrungrojn · Chulalongkorn University

Chawit Tunvirachaisakul · Chulalongkorn University

Kammant Phanthumchinda · Chulalongkorn University

Juntanee Hongsawat · Thai Red Cross Society

Panida Suwichanarakul

Abstract

The MoCA-B appears to have excellent validity and addresses an unmet need by accurately screening for MCI in poorly educated older adults regardless of literacy.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Frailty in Older Adults Older Adults Driving Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 63, Issue 12, pp. 2550-2554

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13820

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