The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Norms and Reliable Change Indices for Standard and MoCA-22 Administrations

CONCLUSIONS: MoCA total scores are adequately reproducible among those with cognitive diagnoses, but domain scores are unstable. Robust regression-based norms should be used to adjust for demographic performance differences, and the limited reliability, along with the ceiling effects and negative skew, should be considered when interpreting MoCA scores.PMID:38441951 | DOI:10.1093/arclin/acae013

Source: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology - March 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lauren N Ratcliffe Andrew C Hale Taylor McDonald Kelsey C Hewitt Christopher M Nguyen Robert J Spencer David W Loring Source Type: research