Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study

This study examined the cognitive performance of older adults aged 60 and above using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test and DigiMoCA, a digital tool for cognitive screening administered by means of a smart speaker, to investigate whether the additional variables utilised by DigiMoCA allo...

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Autores: Lago Prieto, Noelia, Otero González, Iván, Pacheco Lorenzo, Moisés, Fernández Iglesias, Manuel J., Dosil Díaz, Carlos, Bugallo Carrera, César, Gandoy Crego, Manuel, Anido Rifón, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Clock drawing test
Cognition assessment
Depression
DigiMoCA
Digital administration
Mild cognitive impairment
MoCA
32 Ciencias médicas
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spelling Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot studyLago Prieto, NoeliaOtero González, IvánPacheco Lorenzo, MoisésFernández Iglesias, Manuel J.Dosil Díaz, CarlosBugallo Carrera, CésarGandoy Crego, ManuelAnido Rifón, LuisClock drawing testCognition assessmentDepressionDigiMoCADigital administrationMild cognitive impairmentMoCA32 Ciencias médicasThis study examined the cognitive performance of older adults aged 60 and above using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test and DigiMoCA, a digital tool for cognitive screening administered by means of a smart speaker, to investigate whether the additional variables utilised by DigiMoCA allow for the identification of significant differences between individuals with depressive symptoms and those with mild cognitive impairment, which are not detected using the original MoCA test. A total of 73 senior adults located in Northwestern Spain, 22 male and 51 female, participated in this study. Subjects were divided into four groups based on the presence of depressive symptoms and mild cognitive impairment, with the aim of analysing the results of each dimension of the MoCA and DigiMoCA tests and assessing the additional insights provided by the digital administration tool. The results indicate significant differences among groups. Individuals with depressive symptoms exhibited poorer performance in forward number span, attention, and clock drawing compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, individuals with depressive symptoms and mild cognitive impairment exhibited significantly worse memory and orientation compared to those with cognitive impairment alone. Correlations revealed that a greater severity of depressive symptoms was associated with poorer performance across cognitive domains, including visuospatial skills, attention, language, memory, and phonemic verbal fluency. This study also illustrated how the exploitation of additional variables systematically captured by digital instruments, such as completion times or response delays to individual interactions, may facilitate the early identification of cognitive and depressive conditions, providing initial evidence about the importance of integrating advanced digital tools in cognitive assessment to inspire the development of more effective, personalised interventionsMDPIUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psiquiatría, Radioloxía, Saúde Pública, Enfermaría e MedicinaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Evolutiva e da Educación20242024-06-1120242024-06-11journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/40291reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 PID2020-115137RB-I00 SERVICIOS Y APLICACIONES PARA UN ENVEJECIMIENTO SALUDABLEopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/402912026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
title Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
spellingShingle Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
Lago Prieto, Noelia
Clock drawing test
Cognition assessment
Depression
DigiMoCA
Digital administration
Mild cognitive impairment
MoCA
32 Ciencias médicas
title_short Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
title_full Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
title_fullStr Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
title_sort Comparative analysis of MoCA and DigiMoCA test results: A pilot study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lago Prieto, Noelia
Otero González, Iván
Pacheco Lorenzo, Moisés
Fernández Iglesias, Manuel J.
Dosil Díaz, Carlos
Bugallo Carrera, César
Gandoy Crego, Manuel
Anido Rifón, Luis
author Lago Prieto, Noelia
author_facet Lago Prieto, Noelia
Otero González, Iván
Pacheco Lorenzo, Moisés
Fernández Iglesias, Manuel J.
Dosil Díaz, Carlos
Bugallo Carrera, César
Gandoy Crego, Manuel
Anido Rifón, Luis
author_role author
author2 Otero González, Iván
Pacheco Lorenzo, Moisés
Fernández Iglesias, Manuel J.
Dosil Díaz, Carlos
Bugallo Carrera, César
Gandoy Crego, Manuel
Anido Rifón, Luis
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psiquiatría, Radioloxía, Saúde Pública, Enfermaría e Medicina
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Evolutiva e da Educación
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Clock drawing test
Cognition assessment
Depression
DigiMoCA
Digital administration
Mild cognitive impairment
MoCA
32 Ciencias médicas
topic Clock drawing test
Cognition assessment
Depression
DigiMoCA
Digital administration
Mild cognitive impairment
MoCA
32 Ciencias médicas
description This study examined the cognitive performance of older adults aged 60 and above using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test and DigiMoCA, a digital tool for cognitive screening administered by means of a smart speaker, to investigate whether the additional variables utilised by DigiMoCA allow for the identification of significant differences between individuals with depressive symptoms and those with mild cognitive impairment, which are not detected using the original MoCA test. A total of 73 senior adults located in Northwestern Spain, 22 male and 51 female, participated in this study. Subjects were divided into four groups based on the presence of depressive symptoms and mild cognitive impairment, with the aim of analysing the results of each dimension of the MoCA and DigiMoCA tests and assessing the additional insights provided by the digital administration tool. The results indicate significant differences among groups. Individuals with depressive symptoms exhibited poorer performance in forward number span, attention, and clock drawing compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, individuals with depressive symptoms and mild cognitive impairment exhibited significantly worse memory and orientation compared to those with cognitive impairment alone. Correlations revealed that a greater severity of depressive symptoms was associated with poorer performance across cognitive domains, including visuospatial skills, attention, language, memory, and phonemic verbal fluency. This study also illustrated how the exploitation of additional variables systematically captured by digital instruments, such as completion times or response delays to individual interactions, may facilitate the early identification of cognitive and depressive conditions, providing initial evidence about the importance of integrating advanced digital tools in cognitive assessment to inspire the development of more effective, personalised interventions
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