POWER OF DISCRIMINATION OF MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT (MOCA) SCALE IN TURKISH PATIENTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIREMENT AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.166-171, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.166-171
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment, Dementia, Neuropsychological tests, IMPAIRMENT, DEMENTIA, RELIABILITY, DIAGNOSIS, MCI
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: The MOCA is a screening device used to assess attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuo-spatial abilities, abstract thinking, calculation, and orientation domains. The main aim of this study is to carry out a cultural adaptation study and to evaluate the predictive validity of the MOCA in Turkish Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients.