Rehabilitation Sciences 3061A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Mini–Mental State Examination, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Occupational Therapy
30 Apr 2018
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Rehabilitation Science 3061B – Occupational Therapy
Cognitive Tests
Practical: Montreal Cognitive Ax (MoCA)
Cognitive screening used across patient populations to assist with detecting mild
cognitive impairment
Test may be administered by anyone who understands and follows the instructions, but
only a health professional with expertise in the cognitive field may interpret the results
18-26 score mild cognitive impairment
10-17 score moderate cognitive impairment
Less than 10 score severe cognitive impairment
Looks at eory, delayed eory reall, astrat, laguage, et…
MMSE
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)
Use to screen for cognitive impairment
Dr. Folstein created it in 1975
Takes under 15 min to complete
It is scored out of 30
The more confused the person is, the longer the test will take this test is quicker than
MOCA (also tends to be easier)
Differences compared to MOCA: no clock draw, only 3 words to remember compared to
5 for MOCA; and they have to write a sentence for MMSE
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