![]() The MoCA-HI was introduced to our geriatic clinic as our standard cognitive screening test.Ĭonclusion: The MoCA-HI should be used in cognitive screening in geriatric patients to avoid false negative scores due to hearing impairment. Results: There was a significant correlation between the test results of the MoCA-HI and the CERAD plus battery were as the normal cognitive test showed an inclination towards lower scores in the hearing impaired subjects. The MoCA also improved upon the MMSE by probing more cognitive domains. As an additional cognitive test the CERAD test battery was performed on all subjects in a hearing adjusted environment. Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is more sensitive to frontotemporal dementia. 50 normal hearing and 100 hearing impaired(>40 dB(A)) subjects were tested. The aim of the present study was to examine the concurrent validity of 2 Chinese versions of the short version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients with stroke, i.e., MoCA 5. After that all wereadministered the MoCA-HI. All volunteers first underwent a battery of cognitive screening tools (MMSE, clock completion test)in a standard environment and a hearing assessment (MAT). Nasreddine’s research focuses primarily on Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment diseases. He is also director of the MoCA Clinic and Institute in Quebec. Method: Subjects were recruited from our geriatric clinic. Nasreddine, MD, FRCP (C), is an assistant clinical professor at both McGill University and the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada. Our objective was to adapt the “Development of a Cognitive Screening Test for the Severely Hearing Impaired” by Chung J, Shipp D, Friesen L, Black S, Masellis M, Lin V for the German language and to introduce it as a standard cognitive screening in our geriatric assessment. However, it is necessary that the test be administered by a professional, and accompanied by a primary means of diagnosis. Methods: Structured expert elicitation, a methodology to quantify expert knowledge, was used to elicit the most important risk factors for developing dementia. Up to now all current test rely on the subjects ability to follow auditory verbal instructions and therefore present a major pit-fall in the assessment of senior patients with a hearing loss leading to a probable false negative test result due to misunderstanding of the oral commands and requirements. The MoCA has been tested for reliability, and researchers have concluded that the test is a useful and accurate means of detecting mild dementia. Introduction: This study assesses experts beliefs about important predictors of developing dementia in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Introduction: Cognitive screening is a crucial part of the geriatric assessment.
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