The Screening Accuracy of a Visually Based Montreal Cognitive Assessment Tool for Older Adult Hearing Aid Users.

Objectives: This research aims to validate a modified visually based Montreal Cognitive Assessment for hearing-aid users (MoCA-HA). This population should be the target of cognitive screening due to high risk of developing dementia.

Design: Case-control study.

Adaption and preliminary validation of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III as a screening test for mild cognitive impairment and dementia in hearing-impaired individuals.

Background: A large proportion of older adults assessed for cognitive impairment likely have hearing loss, potentially affecting accuracy of cognitive performance estimations. This study aimed to develop a hearing-impaired version of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III (HI-ACE-III) and to assess whether the HI-ACE-III can accurately distinguish people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia from cognitively intact controls.

Methods: The HI-ACE-III was developed by converting verbal instructions into a visual, timed PowerPoint presentation.