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Mini-ACE: Validation Study Among Older People in Long-Term Care

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|Jan 2024

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Table 1

Descriptive and Correlation Analyses for Study Variables.

VARIABLESMSDPEARSON CORRELATIONS
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Mini-Addenbrooke (M-ACE)15.336.34
      M-ACE Attention/Orientation2.751.32.68***
      M-ACE Memory7.483.46.89***.47***
      M-ACE Fluency2.711.67.73***.42***.48***
      M-ACE Visuospatial2.391.59.72***.42***.48***.46***
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)22.414.99.67***.69***.51***.48***.48***
      MMSE-Attention2.922.04.41***.39***.31***.34***.30***
      MMSE-Orientation7.822.23.65***.75***.49***.44***.46***
      MMSE-Memory4.341.25.37***.31***.32***.26***.24***
      MMSE-Language7.121.09.38***.40***.30***.24***.27***
      MMSE-Visuospatial Skill0.220.41.35***.30***.22***.31***.37***
Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB)9.373.80.67***.55***.56***.46***.52***
      FAB-Linguistic2.681.58.61***.50***.46***.51***.49***
      FAB-Planning2.811.84.53***.42***.48***.30***.40***
      FAB-Inhibitory Control3.871.32.44***.40***.36***.28***.35***
Geriatric Depression Scale-8-Items4.262.77-.11-.16*-.02-.16*-.09

[i] Note: Correlations between similar domains are highlighted in grey.

*** p < .001. * p < .05.

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Figure 1

Distribution of M-ACE Scores in Individuals with CIND and Normal Cognition.

Note: M-ACE = Mini-Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination; CIND = cognitive impairment no-dementia.

Table 2

Proportions of Mini-Addenbrooke’s Tasks Failures in CIND and Normal-cognition Groups.

TASKSCIND (n = 125)NORMAL-COGNITION (n = 71)χ2ϕ
n%n%
Attention/Orientation
      Weekday3528.045.614.21***.27
      Month day7560.01318.331.81***.40
      Month2419.245.66.81***.19
      Year6048.01318.317.08***.30
Memory
      First name2721.634.210.54***.23
      Last name2923.268.56.72***.19
      Address street3628.81318.32.66.12
      Address name5947.22535.22.66.12
      Address number4636.81926.82.06.10
      Address town4737.62332.40.53.05
      Address district3528.0811.37.40***.19
Semantic Fluency
      <5 words2016.022.87.90***.20
Clock Drawing
      Circle2419.222.810.56***.23
      Numbers (0 points)6048.01115.520.71***.33
      Hands (0 points)9777.63447.918.04***.30
Memory recall
      First name8265.62433.818.44***.31
      Second name9072.03042.316.88***.29
      Address street9979.22636.635.54***.43
      Address street name11592.05678.97.01***.19
      Address number10483.23650.723.43***.35
      Address town9777.62738.030.51***.39
      Address district7459.22028.217.47***.30

[i] Note: N = 196. CIND = cognitive impairment no-dementia.

*** p < .001.

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Figure 2

ROC Curve for the M-ACE in Differentiating CIND vs. Normal-cognition.

Note: M-Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination; CIND = cognitive impairment nodementia.

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Figure 3

Bar plot of M-ACE Mean Scores in CIND and Normal-cognition Groups with 95%CI.

Note: M-Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination; CIND = cognitive impairment no-dementia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.330 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 29, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 25, 2023
Published on: Jan 9, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 Alexandra Grasina, Helena Espirito-Santo, Laura Lemos, Maria Manuela Vilar, Luís Simões-Cunha, Fernanda Daniel, published by Ubiquity Press
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