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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Normative Data from a Large Swedish Population-Based Cohort
Borland E, Nägga K, Nilsson PM, Minthon L, Nilsson ED, Palmqvist S.. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2017-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) has a high sensitivity for detecting cognitive dysfunction. Swedish normative data does not exist and international norms are often derived from populations where cognitive impairment has not been screened for and not been thoroughly assessed to exclude subjects with dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Objective To establish norms for MoCA and develop a regression-based norm calculator based on a large, well-examined cohort.
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Borland, E., Nägga, K., Nilsson, P. M., Minthon, L., Nilsson, E. D., & Palmqvist, S. (2017). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Normative Data from a Large Swedish Population-Based Cohort. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD. https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-170203
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Borland E, Nägga K, Nilsson PM, Minthon L, Nilsson ED, Palmqvist S. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Normative Data from a Large Swedish Population-Based Cohort. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD. 2017. doi:10.3233/jad-170203. PMID: 28697562.
BibTeX
@article{borland2017-28697562,
author = {Borland, E. and Nägga, K. and Nilsson, P. M. and Minthon, L. and Nilsson, E. D. and Palmqvist, S.},
title = {{The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Normative Data from a Large Swedish Population-Based Cohort}},
journal = {Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.3233/jad-170203},
pmid = {28697562},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-170203}
}
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Key findings
- Swedish normative data does not exist and international norms are often derived from populations where cognitive impairment has not been screened for and not been thoroughly assessed to exclude subjects with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
- Objective To establish norms for MoCA and develop a regression-based norm calculator based on a large, well-examined cohort.
- Methods MoCA was administered on 860 randomly selected elderly people from a population-based cohort from the EPIC study.
- Cognitive dysfunction was screened for and further assessed at a memory clinic.
Why it matters
This study established Swedish normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment from 860 randomly selected elderly people, excluding those with dementia or mild cognitive impairment. It is about interpreting test scores correctly and does not address treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Participants758
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 55/100
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 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 | 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 | 2 / 5 | 2017 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 758 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 203 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 18.5 citations a year over 11 year(s) since 2017 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 10.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 7 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 59 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Sebastian Palmqvist: h-index 81 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Lund University: institution h-index 1,119 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 28697562) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 55 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.3233/jad-170203
- PubMed: 28697562
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