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ArticlePsychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society2022

Comparison of Rapid Cognitive Screen against Montreal Cognitive Assessment in screening for cognitive impairment in the old and old-old.

Matthew Zhixuan Chen, Yiong Huak Chan, Michael Wai Kit Wong, Reshma Aziz Merchant

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Article in Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Matthew Zhixuan ChenDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Yiong Huak ChanBiostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Michael Wai Kit WongDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Reshma Aziz MerchantDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-0184

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backgroundThe Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was developed as a screening tool for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Given the need for a rapid screening test in settings such as primary care, we compare the validity of the Rapid Cognitive Screen (RCS) against the MoCA, and determine cut-off scores in the old and old-old.

methodsCross-sectional study involving community-dwelling 'old' (65 to 79 years old) and 'old-old' (≥ 80 years old) without dementia. Cognitive impairment was defined by MoCA score 17 to 22. Validation was done using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis: area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity (Sn), and specificity (Sp).

resultsOf the 183 participants (mean age 72.1 ± 5.2 years),15.8% (n = 29) were classified as cognitively impaired. The overall ROC curve had an AUC of 0.82 (95% CI 0.75-0.90, P < 0.01) with an optimal cut-off of 7/8 on RCS (Sn 0.77, Sp 0.72). The 'old' and 'old-old' group had AUC of 0.82 (95% CI 0.74-0.91, P < 0.01) with 8/9 as optimal cut-off (Sn 0.51, Sp 0.96) and AUC of 0.85 (95% CI 0.66-1.03, P < 0.01) with 7/8 as optimal cut-off (Sn 0.71, Sp 1.00) respectively. In multivariate analysis, age was associated with 0.05 (95% CI -0.10-0.00, P < 0.04) point decrement, while >6 years of education was associated with 0.82 (95% CI 0.32-1.33, P < 0.01) point increment in RCS scores.

conclusionThe three-item RCS is quick and easy to administer. Although RCS met the criterion for good validity against MoCA in predicting cognitive impairment, its utility as a first-line screening tool needs to be further validated in a large-scale population study.

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Cognitive DysfunctionAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMental Status and Dementia TestsNeuropsychological TestsReproducibility of ResultsROC CurveSensitivity and Specificitycognitive impairmentMontreal Cognitive AssessmentRapid Cognitive Screenvalidation

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PMCPMC9325369

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