A feasibility study of conducting the Montreal Cognitive Assessment remotely in individuals with movement disorders

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 304-311

  Abdolahi, Amir ^a   Bull, Michael T ^a   Darwin, Kristin C ^b   Venkataraman, Venayak ^c   Grana, Matthew J ^d   Dorsey, E Ray ^a   Biglan, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

feasibility; Montreal Cognitive Assessment; remote; telemedicine; validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84971228934     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458214556373     Document Type: Article

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