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May 12, 2008Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Brief Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Outpatient Clinic: Validation of the Korean Version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

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Why the study?

Is the Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K) a valid and reliable tool for screening mild cognitive impairment in elderly outpatients?

Population

196 elderly persons in an outpatient clinic setting

Comparison

Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive… vs Mini-Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JLJun‐Young LeeMoog (United States)DLDong Woo LeeInje UniversitySCSeong‐Jin ChoGachon University

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Implication

MoCA-K may support MCI screening in Korean elderly outpatients; leaves open prospective validation before wider adoption.

Structured PICO

Is the Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K) a valid and reliable tool for screening mild cognitive impairment in elderly outpatients?

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Population
196 elderly persons (mild Alzheimer's disease [AD] = 44, MCI = 37, normal controls [NC] = 115) in an outpatient clinic setting
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Intervention
Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K)
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Comparator
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale, and neuropsychological batteries
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Outcome
Validity and reliability (sensitivity and specificity) for screening mild cognitive impairmentsurrogate

The MoCA-K is a brief, reliable, and valid screening tool for detecting mild cognitive impairment in elderly outpatients, demonstrating excellent sensitivity and good specificity.

Cite This Study

Lee et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7e6ee319e71454dbedcc1https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988708316855
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