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Multicenter Validation of an MMSE-MoCA Conversion Table
Bergeron D, Flynn K, Verret L, Poulin S, Bouchard RW, Bocti C, Fülöp T, Lacombe G et al.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2017-02-15
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background Accumulating evidence points to the superiority of the MoCA over the MMSE as a cognitive screening tool. To facilitate the transition from the MMSE to the MoCA in clinical and research settings, authors have developed MMSE-MoCA conversion tables. However, it is unknown whether a conversion table generated from Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients would apply to patients with other dementia subtypes like vascular dementia or frontotemporal dementia.
Key findings
- To facilitate the transition from the MMSE to the MoCA in clinical and research settings, authors have developed MMSE-MoCA conversion tables.
- However, it is unknown whether a conversion table generated from Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients would apply to patients with other dementia subtypes like vascular dementia or frontotemporal dementia.
- Furthermore, the reliability and accuracy of MMSE-MoCA conversion tables has not been properly evaluated.
- Method We retrospectively examined the MMSE-MoCA relationship in a large multicenter sample gathered from 3 Memory Clinics in Quebec, Canada (1492 patients).
Why it matters
This study tested whether MMSE-to-MoCA conversion tables work across different dementia subtypes. It is about comparing cognitive screening tools, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Participants1,492
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 51/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / 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 | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| 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 | 2 / 5 | 2017 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 3 / 4 | 1,492 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) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 144 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 13.1 citations a year over 11 year(s) since 2017 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 6.2× 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 | 2 / 4 | Cited 46 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Robert Jr Laforce: h-index 49 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | University of British Columbia: institution h-index 1,424 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 7 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 28205215) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 51 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Bergeron, D., Flynn, K., Verret, L., Poulin, S., Bouchard, R. W., Bocti, C., et al. (2017). Multicenter Validation of an MMSE-MoCA Conversion Table. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14779
Vancouver
Bergeron D, Flynn K, Verret L, Poulin S, Bouchard RW, Bocti C, et al. Multicenter Validation of an MMSE-MoCA Conversion Table. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017. doi:10.1111/jgs.14779. PMID: 28205215.
BibTeX
@article{bergeron2017-28205215,
author = {Bergeron, D. and Flynn, K. and Verret, L. and Poulin, S. and Bouchard, R. W. and Bocti, C. and Fülöp, T. and Lacombe, G. and others},
title = {{Multicenter Validation of an MMSE-MoCA Conversion Table}},
journal = {Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1111/jgs.14779},
pmid = {28205215},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14779}
}
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