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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Aims To perform an item analysis of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) versus the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in the prediction of cognitive impairment, and to examine the characteristics of different MoCA threshold scores. Methods 135 subjects enrolled in a longitudinal clinicopathologic study were administered the MoCA by a single physician and the MMSE by a trained research assistant. Subjects were classified as cognitively impaired or cognitively normal based on independent neuropsychological testing.

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APA 7th

Damian, A. M., Jacobson, S. A., Hentz, J. G., Belden, C. M., Shill, H. A., Sabbagh, M. N., et al. (2011). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the mini-mental state examination as screening instruments for cognitive impairment: item analyses and threshold scores. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders. https://doi.org/10.1159/000323867

Vancouver

Damian AM, Jacobson SA, Hentz JG, Belden CM, Shill HA, Sabbagh MN, et al. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the mini-mental state examination as screening instruments for cognitive impairment: item analyses and threshold scores. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders. 2011. doi:10.1159/000323867. PMID: 21282950.

BibTeX

@article{damian2011-21282950,
  author  = {Damian, A. M. and Jacobson, S. A. and Hentz, J. G. and Belden, C. M. and Shill, H. A. and Sabbagh, M. N. and Caviness, J. N. and Adler, C. H.},
  title   = {{The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the mini-mental state examination as screening instruments for cognitive impairment: item analyses and threshold scores}},
  journal = {Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.1159/000323867},
  pmid    = {21282950},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000323867}
}

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Key findings

Methods 135 subjects enrolled in a longitudinal clinicopathologic study were administered the MoCA by a single physician and the MMSE by a trained research assistant.
Subjects were classified as cognitively impaired or cognitively normal based on independent neuropsychological testing.
Results 89 subjects were found to be cognitively normal, and 46 cognitively impaired (20 with dementia, 26 with mild cognitive impairment).
The MoCA was superior in both sensitivity and specificity to the MMSE, although not all MoCA tasks were of equal predictive value.

Why it matters

This study compared two cognitive screening tests, the MoCA and the MMSE, in 135 people and found the MoCA was better at correctly identifying who did and did not have cognitive impairment. It is about improving how memory problems are detected, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Study designlongitudinal study
Participants135
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 56/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders: journal h-index 149 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	7 / 12	A longitudinal study following the same 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	1 / 5	2011 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	135 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 248 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	3 / 5	14.6 citations a year over 17 year(s) since 2011
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 11.9× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	2 / 6	Cited by 9 other studies in this library
Still being cited	2 / 4	Cited 29 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	3 / 4	Last-listed author Charles H. Adler: h-index 93 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	0 / 3	Mayo Clinic in Arizona: institution h-index 590 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 21282950)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total	56 / 100	—

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