Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test
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Mangiacotti, A., Cipriani, G., Ward, E., Franco, F. and Biasutti, M. 2023. Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test. Psychology of Music. 51 (2), pp. 373-394. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356221100851
Type | Article |
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Title | Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test |
Authors | Mangiacotti, A., Cipriani, G., Ward, E., Franco, F. and Biasutti, M. |
Abstract | Specific tools to measure the cognitive benefits of music therapy and music-rehabilitation training available to music therapists are few and empirically weak: they are mostly psychometrically unrefined or based on unclear tasks and scoring protocols; they do not take into consideration distinct cognitive functions or are based on exclusively observational protocols. To overcome these limitations, we developed a 15-min cognitive screening tool suitable for music therapists, MCT (Music Cognitive Test), which assesses cognitive abilities stimulated by music-making activities (e.g., attentional, verbal and executive functions, short- and long-term memory) by including music-based items. MCT was validated with 335 participants (aged 18-100y.o.) presenting a range of cognitive levels, from healthy cognition to severe impairment. MCT correlated strongly and positively with well-known tests: MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination), MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and SMMSE (Severe Mini-Mental State Examination). MCT also displayed excellent sensitivity in identifying impaired individuals according to both MMSE and MoCA diagnostic criteria (99.4% and 93.0%, respectively), and excellent specificity in identifying healthy participants based on MMSE (93.5%) and MoCA (97.8%) criteria. Overall, results highlight the reliability of this novel brief music-focused cognitive screening test, to enable music therapists to independently and consistently monitor the effectiveness of their intervention on cognitive functions. |
Keywords | music therapy; cognitive assessment ; neurocognitive decline; aging; cognitive impairment |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Psychology of Music |
ISSN | 0305-7356 |
Electronic | 1741-3087 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 15 Jul 2022 |
Mar 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 May 2022 |
Accepted | 05 Mar 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Restricted |
Copyright Statement | Mangiacotti A, Cipriani G, Ward E, Franco F, Biasutti M. Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test. Psychology of Music. July 2022. doi:10.1177/03057356221100851. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). DOI: 10.1177/03057356221100851 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356221100851 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000825816300001 |
Language | English |
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