Table 1. Brief Cognitive Assessment Instruments Name of Instrument
Number of Items; Time Required Maximum Score
Blessed Orientation- Memory-Concentration Test (BOMC)
Cognitive Assessment Screening Instrument (CASI)
MiniCOG
Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
6 items; 3 minutes Maximum Score = 28
25 items; 15-20 minutes Maximum Score = 100
Cognitive Functions Assessed
Orientation; concentration; short- term verbal recall
Attention; mental manipulation; orientation; long-term memory; short-term memory; language; visual construction; word list fluency; abstraction and judgment
2 items; 3 minutes Maximum Score = 5
19 items; 10 minutes Maximum Score = 30
12 items; 10 minute Maximum Score = 30
Visuospatial, executive functioning, short term recall (Note: Includes clock drawing)
Orientation; registration; attention and calculation; short-term verbal recall; naming; repetition; 3-step command; reading; writing; visuospatial
Visuospatial/executive functioning; naming; attention; repetition; verbal fluency; abstraction; short-term verbal recall; orientation (Note: Includes clock drawing)
St. Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS)
11 items; 7 minutes Maximum Score = 30
Orientation; verbal recall, calculation, naming, attention, executive function (Note: Includes clock drawing)
