TY - JOUR
T1 - Age-and education-adjusted normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in older adults age 70-99
AU - Malek-Ahmadi, Michael
AU - Powell, Jessica J.
AU - Belden, Christine M.
AU - Oconnor, Kathy
AU - Evans, Linda
AU - Coon, David
AU - Nieri, Walter
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by the Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Center [AZDHS agreement # AGR2009-017] and Arizona State University, College of Human Services Centenarian Database contract, 2007-2008.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor and Francis.
PY - 2015/11/2
Y1 - 2015/11/2
N2 - The original validation study for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) suggests a cutoff score of 26; however, this may be too stringent for older adults, particularly for those with less education. Given the rapidly increasing number of older adults and associated risk of dementia, this study aims to provide appropriate age-and education-adjusted norms for the MoCA. Data from 205 participants in an ongoing longevity study were used to derive normative data. Individuals were grouped based on age (70-79, 80-89, 90-99) and education level (≤12 Years, 13-15, ≥16 Years). There were significant differences between age and education groups with younger and more educated participants outperforming their counterparts. Forty-six percent of our sample scored below the suggested cutoff of 26. These normative data may provide a more accurate representation of MoCA performance in older adults for specific age and education stratifications.
AB - The original validation study for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) suggests a cutoff score of 26; however, this may be too stringent for older adults, particularly for those with less education. Given the rapidly increasing number of older adults and associated risk of dementia, this study aims to provide appropriate age-and education-adjusted norms for the MoCA. Data from 205 participants in an ongoing longevity study were used to derive normative data. Individuals were grouped based on age (70-79, 80-89, 90-99) and education level (≤12 Years, 13-15, ≥16 Years). There were significant differences between age and education groups with younger and more educated participants outperforming their counterparts. Forty-six percent of our sample scored below the suggested cutoff of 26. These normative data may provide a more accurate representation of MoCA performance in older adults for specific age and education stratifications.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Cognitive impairment
KW - cognitive decline
KW - cognitive screening
KW - dementia
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U2 - 10.1080/13825585.2015.1041449
DO - 10.1080/13825585.2015.1041449
M3 - Article
C2 - 25942388
AN - SCOPUS:84939262295
SN - 1382-5585
VL - 22
SP - 755
EP - 761
JO - Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
JF - Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
IS - 6
ER -