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The three cognitive assessment tools were valid for detecting subjects with MCI or dementia according to ROC analysis. The overall area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the BHT-7 was significantly higher than that of the MoCA and MMSE in differentiating MCI or dementia from controls. Five strata were generated by SSLR analysis for the BHT-7 and MoCA, while 4 for the MMSE. The five strata of the BHT-7 and MoCA well represented the different degrees of probabilities of having MCI. However, it was still difficult to rule out the presence of MCI even by a test score within the highest-score stratum of the MMSE. The BHT-7 performed slightly better than MoCA and MMSE in detecting subjects with MCI. The strata generated from the SSLR analysis were more informative than single cutoff values.

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APA 7th

Lin, Y., Wang, P., Chen, J., Chen, C., Hsu, C., & Hwang, T. (2025). Performance of the Brain Health Test-7, Mini-Mental State Examination, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment for detecting subjects with mild cognitive impairment. International Psychogeriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100077

Vancouver

Lin Y, Wang P, Chen J, Chen C, Hsu C, Hwang T. Performance of the Brain Health Test-7, Mini-Mental State Examination, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment for detecting subjects with mild cognitive impairment. International Psychogeriatrics. 2025. doi:10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100077. PMID: 40274505.

BibTeX

@article{lin2025-40274505,
  author  = {Lin, Yi‐Ting and Wang, Pei‐Ning and Chen, Jiahn‐Jyh and Chen, Cheng‐Sheng and Hsu, Chih‐Cheng and Hwang, Tzung‐Jeng},
  title   = {{Performance of the Brain Health Test-7, Mini-Mental State Examination, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment for detecting subjects with mild cognitive impairment}},
  journal = {International Psychogeriatrics},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100077},
  pmid    = {40274505},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100077}
}

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Key findings

The three cognitive assessment tools were valid for detecting subjects with MCI or dementia according to ROC analysis.
The overall area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the BHT-7 was significantly higher than that of the MoCA and MMSE in differentiating MCI or dementia from controls.
Five strata were generated by SSLR analysis for the BHT-7 and MoCA, while 4 for the MMSE.
The five strata of the BHT-7 and MoCA well represented the different degrees of probabilities of having MCI.
However, it was still difficult to rule out the presence of MCI even by a test score within the highest-score stratum of the MMSE.

Why it matters

This cross-sectional study compared three cognitive assessment tools for detecting mild cognitive impairment and found the Brain Health Test-7 performed slightly better than the MoCA and MMSE. It is about diagnosis, not treatment, cure, or prevention.

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Study details

Study designcross-sectional
Participants1,090
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 46/100

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 (International Psychogeriatrics)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	International Psychogeriatrics: journal h-index 161 (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	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	3 / 4	1,090 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	1 / 7	Cited 2 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 1.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 2 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Tzung‐Jeng Hwang: h-index 34 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	National Taiwan University: institution h-index 752 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 8 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40274505)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	46 / 100	—

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