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24 janvier 2025
- 10938/33587
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Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
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Cognitive impairment Dementia Elderly Lebanon Moca Normative data Aged Aged, 80 and over Cognitive dysfunction Educational measurement Female Humans Male Mental status and dementia tests Middle aged Neuropsychological tests Regression analysis Adult Article Cognitive function test Community living Controlled study Cultural factor Educational status Elderly care Human Lebanese Montreal cognitive assessment Normal value Priority journal Validation study Cognitive defect Dementia assessment Education Ethnology Neuropsychological test Very elderlySujets proches
Older persons Older adults Seniors (Older people) Elderly people Old people Senior citizens Aging people AgedCiter ce document
Hayek et al., « Normative Data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in a Lebanese Older Adult Population », American University of Beirut ScholarWorks
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Introduction: The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a neuropsychological tool for cognitive decline screening is widely used. In the absence of normative data in Lebanon, this study offers normative data for the MoCA in Lebanese community-dwelling older people and compare scores to those of other countries. Methods: 164 literate subjects aged 60 and above were recruited to complete the MoCA. Results: The mean MoCA score observed (24.20 points) was lower than that for normal controls (27.4 points) in the original validation study of the MoCA. Regression analysis showed that fewer years of education were associated with lower MoCA scores (p
