The translated audiovisual MoCA is a valid and reliable cognitive screening test that can be administered remotely in older adults in Brazil.
The audiovisual MoCA was represented as a unifactorial adjusted model, the composite reliability value was acceptable and a cutoff point of ≥23 reached adequate sensitivity and specificity at 0.77 and 0.92, respectively.
The psychometric properties of the audiovisual MoCA showed good convergent validity. Statistical analyses were performed in order to assess the validity of the test and the cutoff score. Participants were classified into two groups: cognitively healthy or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). One hundred and fourteen older adults were recruited from the community and demographic, functional, mood, and cognitive data were collected. This study aimed to translate and validate the audiovisual Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)for older adults in Brazil.
The use of a reliable remote cognitive screening test for older adults is crucial for the diagnosis of cognitive impairment.
