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Normative Data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in a Lebanese Older Adult Population
Maryse Hayek1, Lubna Tarabey2, Tatiana Abou-Mrad3
1Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon; Memory Clinic, Division of Neurology, Saint Charles Hospital, Lebanon; Faculty of Medicine, St Joseph University (USJ), Lebanon; Lebanon Memory Group for Clinical Research (GMRC-Liban), Lebanon.
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 < .000).
Conclusions:
This study presents normative data and the findings suggest that cultural differences are evident in cognitive testing.
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