Can the Montreal Cognitive Assessment predict discharge destination in a stroke population in the hospital?

Background: To decide on an appropriate discharge destination for stroke survivors from hospital, factors such as activities of daily living and age are often taken into account as predictors. Cognition has been found to support the decision whether to send a patient home or to a dependent living situation. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) has been proven to be a suitable cognitive screening instrument in the acute phase after stroke.

Cognitive functioning in the acute phase poststroke: a predictor of discharge destination?

Cognitive dysfunction occurs in more than half of stroke survivors and can have far-reaching consequences for functioning in daily life. Assessment of cognitive function can play a major role in determining the appropriate discharge destination after a hospital stay. The present study aimed to determine the feasibility of cognitive screening in the acute phase poststroke and to investigate whether this cognitive screening can accurately predict discharge destination to either a dependent or an independent living situation.

Effect of a structured course involving goal management training in older adults: A randomised controlled trial.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a structured 6-week neuropsychological course on the executive functioning of older adults with cognitive complaints.

Methods: A randomised controlled design was used involving 69 community dwelling individuals aged 55 years and older. Both objective and subjective measures were included to assess executive functioning.

Memory self-efficacy predicts memory performance: results from a 6-year follow-up study.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between memory self-efficacy (MSE) and a 6-year follow-up assessment of memory functioning in a sample of Dutch older adults. MSE was assessed by a Dutch abridged version of the Metamemory in Adulthood questionnaire (MIA; R. A.

Influence of cognitive functioning on functional status in an older population: 3- and 6-year follow-up of the Maastricht Aging Study.

Background: To date, it remains unclear to what extent cognitive competence is related to a change in general functional status in older adults.

Objectives: To evaluate both the cross-sectional and the longitudinal relation between cognitive functioning and functional status.

Methods: Sensorimotor speed, memory, and executive functioning were assessed in a large population of healthy adults aged 60 years and older (n = 485) who participated in the Maastricht Aging Study.

The effect of two types of memory training on subjective and objective memory performance in healthy individuals aged 55 years and older: a randomized controlled trial.

The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of two types of memory training (collective and individual), compared to control (waiting list), on memory performance. Participants were 139 community-dwelling older individuals recruited through media advertisements asking for people with subjective memory complaints to participate in a study. Data were collected at baseline, and at 1 week and 4 months after the intervention.

Change in sensory functioning predicts change in cognitive functioning: results from a 6-year follow-up in the maastricht aging study.

Objectives: To examine the longitudinal relationship between sensory functioning and a broad range of cognitive functions after 6 years follow-up and whether cataract surgery or first-time hearing aid use affected cognition.

Design: Hierarchical regression procedures were employed to determine whether sensory functioning was predictive of cognitive performance.

Setting: Maastricht University and the University Hospital Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Relation between health status and cognitive functioning: a 6-year follow-up of the Maastricht Aging Study.

The aim of this study was to determine whether physical and psychological functioning can predict 6-year cognitive decline in older adults. A group of 669 participants aged 60 to 81 years was recruited from a longitudinal study (the Maastricht Aging Study). Physical functioning was measured in terms of perceived health and instrumental activities of daily living.