Open AccessPain and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Aging
Author(s) -
Josue Cardoso,
Brandon Apagueno,
P. Lysne,
Lorraine Hoyos,
Eric C. Porges,
Joseph L. Riley,
Roger B. Fillingim,
Adam J. Woods,
Ronald A. Cohen,
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnab003
Subject(s) - montreal cognitive assessment , cognition , chronic pain , medicine , quantitative sensory testing , depression (economics) , cross sectional study , physical therapy , young adult , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gerontology , psychology , sensory system , cognitive impairment , psychiatry , pathology , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics
The present study aimed to determine whether specific cognitive domains part of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) are significantly lower in community-dwelling older adults with chronic pain compared with older adults without pain and whether these domains would be associated with self-reported pain, disability, and somatosensory function.