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Table 1 Classification algorithms used for English and Spanish screening procedures. Classification was determined by a combination of performance on a test of delayed recall and a test of global mental status

From: Community memory screening as a strategy for recruiting older adults into Alzheimer’s disease research

English Administration

Story A delayed recall score

 

MoCA score

Normal, Age-Appropriate Memory

< -1.5 SD

 

≥ 24

 

< -1.5 SD

and

< 24

Possible Memory Decline

 

or

 
 

≥ -1.5 SD

and

≥ 24

Likely Memory Decline

≥ -1.5 SD

 

< 24

Spanish Administration

CERAD delayed recall score

 

MMSE score

Normal, Age-Appropriate Memory

≥ 4

 

≥ 26

Possible Memory Decline

≥ 4

and

< 26

 

or

 

< 4

and

≥ 26

Likely Memory Decline

< 4

 

< 26

  1. MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, CERAD Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, SD standard deviation
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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

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