Evaluation of the non-auditory neurocognitive test MoCA-HI for hearing-impaired.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since hearing loss and cognitive decline often co-occur among older adults, a cognitive screening test suitable for hearing-impaired people is of high clinical relevance. We report the first evaluation of a German language version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Hearing Impaired version (MoCA-HI).

Objective

The aim of the present study was to compare cognitively healthy participants with and without hearing loss, to examine the impact of age, sex, educational level and degree of hearing impairment on the German MoCA-HI performance, and to develop normative data.

Material and methods

The German MoCA-HI was tested in 94 participants with normal or mild hearing impairment (group 1: 4PTA ≤ 40 dB on the better hearing ear) and 81 participants with moderate

SUBMITTER: Volter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792785 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature