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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Objectives To compare the trajectories of motor and cognitive decline in older adults who progress to dementia with the trajectories of those who do not. To evaluate the added value of measuring motor and cognitive decline longitudinally versus cross-sectionally for predicting dementia. Design Prospective cohort study with 5 years of follow-up.

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APA 7th

Montero-Odasso, M., Speechley, M., Muir-Hunter, S. W., Sarquis-Adamson, Y., Sposato, L. A., Hachinski, V., et al. (2018). Motor and Cognitive Trajectories Before Dementia: Results from Gait and Brain Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15341

Vancouver

Montero-Odasso M, Speechley M, Muir-Hunter SW, Sarquis-Adamson Y, Sposato LA, Hachinski V, et al. Motor and Cognitive Trajectories Before Dementia: Results from Gait and Brain Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018. doi:10.1111/jgs.15341. PMID: 29608780.

BibTeX

@article{monteroodasso2018-29608780,
  author  = {Montero-Odasso, M. and Speechley, M. and Muir-Hunter, S. W. and Sarquis-Adamson, Y. and Sposato, L. A. and Hachinski, V. and Borrie, M. and Wells, J. and others},
  title   = {{Motor and Cognitive Trajectories Before Dementia: Results from Gait and Brain Study}},
  journal = {Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.1111/jgs.15341},
  pmid    = {29608780},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15341}
}

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Key findings

To evaluate the added value of measuring motor and cognitive decline longitudinally versus cross-sectionally for predicting dementia.
Design Prospective cohort study with 5 years of follow-up.
Setting Clinic based at a university hospital in London, Ontario, Canada.
Participants Community-dwelling participants aged 65 and older free of dementia at baseline (N=154).

Why it matters

This study compared walking and thinking changes over time in older adults who developed dementia with those who did not. It does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Study designcohort study
Participants154
Effect size14.3%; HR=3.61; HR=7.83
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 65/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 62 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 65 out of 100.

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	7 / 12	A cohort study following people over time
Strength of evidence	3 / 5	Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	2 / 5	2018 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	154 participants
Effect reported	3 / 3	Effect reported with a statistic (interval, p-value, ratio or similar)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	5 / 7	Cited 148 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	3 / 5	14.8 citations a year over 10 year(s) since 2018
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 8.9× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	2 / 6	Cited by 6 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 56 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	— / 4	Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Pittsburgh: institution h-index 1,470 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 8 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 29608780)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Points	62 / 96	Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 62 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 65 out of 100.
Total	65 / 100	—

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