The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-Ina) versus the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-Ina) For Detecting Mild Cognitive Impairment among The Elderly

Background: There are many neuropsychological instruments used for screening cognitivefunctions in adults, with or without health problems such asthe MMSE-Ina and MoCA-Ina.
 Objectives:This study was designed to test the correlations differences between MMSE-Inaand MoCA-Ina early detection of decreasing cognitive function elderly.
 Methods: Total278 subjects were randomly selected from 17 sub dictricts Surakarta Municipality, CentralJava, Indonesia. Data collection carried out December 2018 January 2019, withallsubjects individually interviewed using two tests (which lasted 30 – 45 minutes) alongwith physical neurological examinations. The scores eachparticipant correlated non-parametric Spearman rank test. Both werecompared based on level education gender.
 Results: MoCa-Ina detected MCIwas 215 (77.3%) while 189 (68%), 176 (63.3%) severe 10 (3.5%).This also showed a strong correlation (r= 0.633 p < 0.000). cut pointin this 23/24 25/26 theMoCA-Ina which less than 23 25,indicated impairment.
 Conclusion: TheMoCA-Ina is usedto screen impairment Bangladesh Journal Medical Science Vol.20(1) 2021 p.164-169