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INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
卷 34, 期 6, 页码 571-583出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610221000612
关键词
MoCA; double threshold; triaging; cognitive impairment; old-age psychiatry; memory clinic; subthreshold disorders; intermediate state
In this study, different selection strategies were compared to identify patients in need of NPA efficiently. The use of a double-threshold MoCA improved the clinical value of the assessment by selecting patients likely to have dementia, those to be discharged, and those at increased risk for active monitoring. The double-threshold MoCA not only achieved the best results in terms of accuracy, PPV, NPV, and reducing FP referrals by 65%, but also effectively triaged most MD patients and identified MCIs for active monitoring.
Objectives: Diagnosis of patients suspected of mild dementia (MD) is a challenge and patient numbers continue to rise. A short test triaging patients in need of a neuropsychological assessment (NPA) is welcome. The Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) has high sensitivity at the original cutoff <26 for MD, but results in too many false-positive (FP) referrals in clinical practice (low specificity). A cutoff that finds all patients at high risk of MD without referring to many patients not (yet) in need of an NPA is needed. A difficulty is who is to be considered at risk, as definitions for disease (e.g. MD) do not always define health at the same time and thereby create subthreshold disorders. Design: In this study, we compared different selection strategies to efficiently identify patients in need of an NPA. Using the MoCA with a double threshold tackles the dilemma of increasing the specificity without decreasing the sensitivity and creates the opportunity to distinguish the clinical (MD) and subclinical (MCI) state and hence to get their appropriate policy. Setting/participants: Patients referred to old-age psychiatry suspected of cognitive impairment that could benefit from an NPA (n = 693). Results: The optimal strategy was a two-stage selection process using the MoCA with a double threshold as an add-on after initial assessment. By selecting who is likely to have dementia and should be assessed further (MoCA<21), who should be discharged (>= 26), and who's course should be monitored actively as they are at increased risk (21<26). Conclusion: By using two cutoffs, the clinical value of the MoCA improved for triaging. A double-threshold MoCA not only gave the best results; accuracy, PPV, NPV, and reducing FP referrals by 65%, still correctly triaging most MD patients. It also identified most MCIs whose intermediate state justifies active monitoring.
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