Assessing Capacity in the Elderly: Comparing the MoCA with a Novel Computerized Battery of Executive Function

Background/Aims: Clinicians are increasingly being asked to provide their opinion on the decision-making capacity of older adults, while validated and widely available tools are lacking. We sought to identify an online cognitive screening tool for assessing mental capacity through the measurement of...

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Main Authors: Megan Brenkel, Kenneth Shulman, Elias Hazan, Nathan Herrmann, Adrian M. Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-07-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/478008