Screening for mild cognitive impairment in patients with heart failure: Montreal Cognitive Assessment versus Mini Mental State Exam
Screening for mild cognitive impairment in patients with heart failure: Montreal Cognitive Assessment versus Mini Mental State Exam
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DOI:
10.1177/1474515111435606
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发表时间:
2013-06-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Ski, Chantal F.
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作者:
Cameron, Jan;Worrall-Carter, Linda;Ski, Chantal F.
Background: Cognitive impairments occur frequently in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), resulting in worse health outcomes than expected. These impairments can remain undetected unless specifically screened. There are limited sensitive screening measures available in nursing practice to identify mild cognitive impairment (MCI).Aim: To compare the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) with the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) in screening for MCI in CHF patients.Methods: The MMSE and MoCA were administered to 93 hospitalized CHF patients (70 +/- 11 years), without a history of neurocognitive problems. Patients with low MoCA scores (