Associations Between Measures of Auditory Function and Brief Assessments of Cognition.

Conclusions From this evaluation, the MoCA emerged as the preferred test for clinicians desiring a quick assessment of the cognitive function of their older patients. Auditory temporal-order identification is associated with cognitive function and explains about 10%-20% of the variation in cognitive function independent of age and hearing loss. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.12986021.
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Source: American Journal of Audiology - September 24, 2020 Category: Audiology Authors: Humes LE Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: research