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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Objective Given that aging is associated with higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia, improving early detection of cognitive impairment has become a research and clinical priority. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a screening instrument used to assess different aspects of cognition. Despite its widespread use, norms adjusted to the sociodemographics of Quebec-French people are not yet available.

Key findings

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a screening instrument used to assess different aspects of cognition.
Despite its widespread use, norms adjusted to the sociodemographics of Quebec-French people are not yet available.
Such norms are however important because performance on neuropsychological tests varies according to sociodemographic variables including age, sex, and education.
As such, the present study aimed to establish normative data for the MoCA in middle-aged and elderly Quebec-French population.

Why it matters

This study established normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in middle-aged and elderly Quebec-French people. It is about interpreting a cognitive screening test correctly, not about treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Participants200
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 49/100

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 (Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology: journal h-index 151 (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	1 / 5	2016 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	200 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 153 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	3 / 5	12.8 citations a year over 12 year(s) since 2016
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 3 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 52 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Carol Hudon: h-index 38 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Université de Montréal: institution h-index 1,020 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 7 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 27625048)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total	49 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Larouche, E., Tremblay, M. P., Potvin, O., Laforest, S., Bergeron, D., Laforce, R., et al. (2016). Normative Data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Middle-Aged and Elderly Quebec-French People. Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acw076

Vancouver

Larouche E, Tremblay MP, Potvin O, Laforest S, Bergeron D, Laforce R, et al. Normative Data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Middle-Aged and Elderly Quebec-French People. Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists. 2016. doi:10.1093/arclin/acw076. PMID: 27625048.

BibTeX

@article{larouche2016-27625048,
  author  = {Larouche, E. and Tremblay, M. P. and Potvin, O. and Laforest, S. and Bergeron, D. and Laforce, R. and Monetta, L. and Boucher, L. and others},
  title   = {{Normative Data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Middle-Aged and Elderly Quebec-French People}},
  journal = {Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1093/arclin/acw076},
  pmid    = {27625048},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acw076}
}

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