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Criterion and convergent validity of the Montreal cognitive assessment with screening and standardized neuropsychological testing
Lam B, Middleton LE, Masellis M, Stuss DT, Harry RD, Kiss A, Black SE.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2013-12-09
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Objectives To compare the validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) with the criterion standard of standardized neuropsychological testing and to compare the convergent validity of the MoCA with that of existing screening tools and global measures of cognition. Design Cross-sectional observational study. Setting Tertiary care hospital-based cognitive neurology subspecialty clinic.
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Lam, B., Middleton, L. E., Masellis, M., Stuss, D. T., Harry, R. D., Kiss, A., et al. (2013). Criterion and convergent validity of the Montreal cognitive assessment with screening and standardized neuropsychological testing. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12541
Vancouver
Lam B, Middleton LE, Masellis M, Stuss DT, Harry RD, Kiss A, et al. Criterion and convergent validity of the Montreal cognitive assessment with screening and standardized neuropsychological testing. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2013. doi:10.1111/jgs.12541. PMID: 24320735.
BibTeX
@article{lam2013-24320735,
author = {Lam, B. and Middleton, L. E. and Masellis, M. and Stuss, D. T. and Harry, R. D. and Kiss, A. and Black, S. E.},
title = {{Criterion and convergent validity of the Montreal cognitive assessment with screening and standardized neuropsychological testing}},
journal = {Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
year = {2013},
doi = {10.1111/jgs.12541},
pmid = {24320735},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12541}
}
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Key findings
- Design Cross-sectional observational study.
- Setting Tertiary care hospital-based cognitive neurology subspecialty clinic.
- Participants A convenience sample of 107 individuals with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD, n=75) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n=32) from the Sunnybrook Dementia Study.
- Measurements In addition to the MoCA, all participants completed the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS), and detailed neuropsychological testing.
Why it matters
This cross-sectional study compared the validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment with standard neuropsychological testing in people with mild Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. It is about a screening tool, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Participants75
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 54/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: journal h-index 344 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2013 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 75 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 146 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 9.7 citations a year over 15 year(s) since 2013 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 6.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 3 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 34 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Sandra E. Black: h-index 132 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Sunnybrook Health Science Centre: institution h-index 704 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 24320735) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 54 / 100 | — |
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