Applicability of montreal cognitive assessment text in evaluating the mild cognitive impairment of different education levels

Abstract:

Objective：To explore whether MoCA-BJ has universal applicability during different education levels in screening of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment（MCI） in the community. Methods：This research investigated 412 elderly people in Chongqing community by using the Beijing edition of the Montreal cognitive assessment text，and 55 people was detected with MCI. The impact of the education years on the evaluation of MoCA-BJ text was anazlyed. Results：Fifty-five MCI patients were enrolled in this study. There was no significant difference between the three groups in terms of visuospatial/executive function，language，and delayed recall，name，attention，abstraction，orientation，however significant differences between the groups were obsereved in terms of the total score. There were statistically significant diererences between the primary school group，the middle school group，and the high school group in naming，attention，abstract，orienting and the total score. The total score was the only domain that showed differences between the middle school group and high school group（P<0.05）. Conclusion：There are statistically significant differences in the naming，atten－tion，abstract，orientation，and total score when applying Montreal cognitive assessment text to evaluate peopele with different educa－tion levels. The applicability of the scale among people with low education level is lower than that among people with high level. Therefore，Montreal cognition assessment text should be adjusted more suitable for different academic qualifications when applied to community groups.