A Brief Digital Cognitive Assessment for Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Cuban Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid technological advances offer a possibility to develop cost-effective digital cognitive assessment tools. However, it is unclear whether these measures are suitable for application in populations from Low and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Objective

To examine the accuracy and validity of the Brain Health Assessment (BHA) in detecting cognitive impairment in a Cuban population.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 146 participants (cognitively healthy = 53, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) = 46, dementia = 47) were recruited at primary care and tertiary clinics. The main outcomes included: accuracy of the BHA and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in discriminating between controls and cognitively impaired groups (MCI and dementia) and correlat

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Salgado AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8216130 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature