《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (7): 807-812.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2020.07.014

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Correlation among Three Cognitive Tools in Memory Assessment

ZHANG Shuang,WU Ye-huan,ZHANG Yi(),ZHANG Yu,CHENG Yun   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University/the First People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, China
  • Received:2019-09-24 Revised:2019-12-23 Published:2020-07-25 Online:2020-07-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Yi E-mail:zhangyizhe1975@aliyun.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the correlation and characteristics of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test-III (RBMT-III) in evaluating memory ability of patients with brain injuries.Methods From March, 2016 to February, 2018, 62 patients with brain injuries were evaluated with the Chinese version of MMSE, MoCA and RBMT-III. The correlation among them was analyzed. Results There was positive correlation among the total scores of MMSE, MoCA and RBMT-III (r = 0.682 to 0.786, P < 0.001), as well as the retrospective memory ( r = 0.525 to 0.610, P < 0.001) and long-term memory ( r = 0.553 to 0.692, P < 0.001). There was positive correlation between RBMT-III and MMSE in short-term memory ( r = 0.337, P= 0.007). The prospective memory of RBMT-III positively correlated with retrospective memory of MMSE and MoCA (r = 0.639, r = 0.585, P < 0.001), and the short-term memory of RBMT-III with long-term memory of MMSE and MoCA ( r = 0.454, r = 0.534, P < 0.001). Conclusion MMSE, MoCA and RBMT-III are consistent in evaluating retrospective memory and long-term memory for patients with brain injuries. RBMT-III and MMSE are consistent in evaluating short-term memory for patients with brain injuries. The memory scores of MMSE and MoCA are helpful to judge the event-based prospective memory in patients with brain injuries, while the scores of long-term memory are helpful to judge short-term memory.

Key words: brain injuries, memory, Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test

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