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Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparison of "MCI Specific" Screening Instruments
O'Caoimh R, Timmons S, Molloy DW.. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2016-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background Sensitive and specific instruments are required to screen for cognitive impairment (CI) in busy clinical practice. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is widely validated but few studies compare it to tests designed specifically to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective Comparison of two "MCI specific" screens: the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment screen (Qmci) and MoCA.
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O'Caoimh, R., Timmons, S., & Molloy, D. W. (2016). Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparison of "MCI Specific" Screening Instruments. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD. https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-150881
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O'Caoimh R, Timmons S, Molloy DW. Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparison of "MCI Specific" Screening Instruments. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD. 2016. doi:10.3233/jad-150881. PMID: 26890758.
BibTeX
@article{ocaoimh2016-26890758,
author = {O'Caoimh, R. and Timmons, S. and Molloy, D. W.},
title = {{Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparison of "MCI Specific" Screening Instruments}},
journal = {Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.3233/jad-150881},
pmid = {26890758},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-150881}
}
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Key findings
- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is widely validated but few studies compare it to tests designed specifically to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Objective Comparison of two "MCI specific" screens: the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment screen (Qmci) and MoCA.
- Methods Patients with subjective memory complaints (SMC; n = 73), MCI (n = 103), or dementia (n = 274), were referred to a university hospital memory clinic and underwent comprehensive assessment.
- Caregivers, without cognitive symptoms, were recruited as normal controls (n = 101).
Why it matters
This study compared two screening tools, the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment screen and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, in patients referred to a memory clinic. It is about improving detection of mild cognitive impairment, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Participants73
- Effect sizeAUC 0.81; AUC 0.73
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 52/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Journal of Alzheimer s Disease: journal h-index 218 (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 | 1 / 4 | 73 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 124 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 10.3 citations a year over 12 year(s) since 2016 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 10.1× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 4 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 31 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author David William Molloy: h-index 35 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | University College Cork: institution h-index 668 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 26890758) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 52 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.3233/jad-150881
- PubMed: 26890758
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