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Montreal Cognitive Assessment Performance among Community-Dwelling African Americans.
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Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology . Mar2017, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p238-244. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To report descriptive and normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in a population-based African American sample. Method: The MoCA was administered to 1,419 African American participants (mean age 49.89 years, range 18-75, 64% female). After excluding those with subjective cognitive complaints (n = 301), normative data were generated by education and overlapping age ranges (n = 1,118). Pearson correlations and analysis of variance were used to examine the relationship to demographic variables, and frequency of missed items was reviewed. Results: Total MoCA scores (mean 22.3, SD 3.9) were lower than previously published normative data derived from an elderly Caucasian Canadian population with 80% falling below the suggested cutoff (<26) for impairment. Several MoCA items were missed by a large portion of the sample, including cube drawing (72%), delayed free recall (66% <4/5 words), sentence repetition (63%), and abstraction items (45%). Conclusion: This is the first study to examine normative performance on the MoCA specific to community-dwelling African Americans. Findings suggest that certain aspects of this measure and previously established cutoff scores may not be well-suited for some populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08876177
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121421117
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acw095