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The short Montreal Cognitive Assessment (s-MoCA) shows high sensitivity for detecting dementia but lower specificity for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Its performance is comparable to the original MoCA in memory clinic settings.

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  • Gerontology and Cognitive Neurology
  • Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies

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  • Cognitive impairment, including dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), requires accurate and efficient screening tools.
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  • To validate the s-MoCA in patient cohorts referred to a dedicated memory clinic.

Main Methods:

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  • Diagnostic accuracy of s-MoCA was compared against standard clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia and MCI.
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    • Main Results:

    • Significant differences in s-MoCA scores were observed across dementia, MCI, and subjective memory impairment groups (P ≤ .01).
    • Effect sizes (Cohen d) for s-MoCA in diagnosing dementia and MCI ranged from medium to large (0.65-1.42).
    • At the index study's cutoff, s-MoCA demonstrated high sensitivity (>0.9) but poor specificity (≤0.25) for dementia.
    • For MCI, s-MoCA showed moderate sensitivity (≥0.75) and specificity (≥0.60).

    Conclusions:

    • The s-MoCA is an acceptable and sensitive screening tool for cognitive impairment in a memory clinic setting.
    • Its diagnostic performance for dementia and MCI is similar to the original MoCA.
    • The findings support the utility of s-MoCA in pragmatic diagnostic test accuracy evaluations.