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JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 67, 期 3, 页码 1045-1054出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-181003
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; continuous performance task; dementia; elderly; memory; mild cognitive impairment; screening
资金
- Province of Fryslan, the Netherlands [01120657]
- Alfasigma Nederland B.V [01120657]
Cognitive impairment is a leading cause of dysfunction in the elderly. When mild cognitive impairment (MCI) occurs in elderly, it is frequently a prodromal condition to dementia. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a commonly used tool to screen for MCI. However, this test requires a face-to-face administration and is composed of an assortment of questions whose responses are added together by the rater to provide a score whose precise meaning has been controversial. This study was designed to evaluate the performance of a computerized memory test (MemTrax), which is an adaptation of a continuous recognition task, with respect to the MoCA. Two outcome measures are generated from the MemTrax test: MemTrax(speed) and MemTrax(correct). Subjects were administered the MoCA and the MemTrax test. Based on the results of the MoCA, subjects were divided in two groups of cognitive status: normal cognition (n = 45) and MCI (n = 37). Mean MemTrax scores were significantly lower in the MCI than in the normal cognition group. All MemTrax outcome variables were positively associated with the MoCA. Two methods, computing the average MTX score and linear regression were used to estimate the cutoff values of the MemTrax test to detect MCI. These methods showed that for the outcome MemTrax(speed) a score below the range of 0.87 - 91 s(-1) is an indication of MCI, and for the outcome MemTrax(correct) a score below the range of 85 - 90% is an indication for MCI.
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