Montreal Cognitive Assessment: A Case Study

Q1) After performing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) Activity, I scored 29/30 points taking approximately 8 minutes to complete losing only one point for not realising what the correct date was. We chose to conduct the test in the kitchen of my house as there was no external distractions. Prior to the test, I thought it was intimidating as the way it was presented was quite daunting due to the lack of instructions on the actual test. I felt this lead to a bit of confusion of what I was supposed to do until the instructions were read by the person assisting me. A factor which also may have negatively influenced my performance was, the instructions. They were moderately hard to follow especially with someone else reading them as they seemed quite ambiguous in certain sections. Such as the first activity which
A study shows that even though symptoms of dementia are present a diagnosis is not performed until an average of 20 months later. One of the key factors of why diagnosis is so late is because it is often hard for people to differentiate the difference between normal ageing and dementia (Bond et al. 2013). Family members play an important role in assessing wether a diagnosis is required as they should be able to differentiate between ageing and dementia. Whilst there is no cure for dementia, if an early diagnosis for dementia is made it could substantially improve the quality of life of someone who has dementia by either alleviating some of the symptoms or by hampering the development of dementia. If an early diagnosis is made this can allow the person with dementia and the their family to better prepare for of dementia by utilizing facilities such as a memory clinics or respite services, there are also several types of medication such as Cholinesterase inhibitors that can assist in stopping the progression of dementia. (Boyd,