Normative Data of Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Appropriate tools and references are essential for evaluating individuals' cognitive levels. This study validated the Taiwan version of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) and provided normative data for the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and ADAS-cog in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

MMSE, MoCA, and ADAS-cog were administered to 150 nondemented healthy adults aged 55-85 years during 2018-2020 as part of the Northeastern Taiwan Community Medicine Research Cohort. ADAS-cog was translated from the original English version to traditional Chinese with cultural and language considerations in Taiwan. Cronbach's alpha (α) tested the reliability of ADAS-cog, and Pearson correla

SUBMITTER: Wei YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677874 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature