Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Comparison of Montreal Cognitive Assessment Score between Young and Old Taxi Drivers Working in Mumbai

Aritra Sanyal, Lalit H. Nikam

Abstract :

With increasing age chance of impairment of cognitive functions increases. Doing stressful activities for prolonged time also affects the cognitive functions. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) is a widely used test for mild cognitive impairment. Taxi drivers, as they undergo a lot of stress everyday, were chosen as subjects in present study.

Cognitive assessment was done with the MOCA Test on 52 taxi drivers working in Mumbai. They were divided into two groups, Group – 1 (younger, aged between 25 to 40 years, Mean 32.654) and Group – 2 (older, aged between 50 to 65 years, Mean 57.346). Printed MOCA Test questionnaires (Hindi & Marathi), were used to carry out the test.

Younger drivers performed better compared to older drivers. The comparison between the two groups was statistically significant.

This study indicates that cognitive performance is better in young taxi drivers as compared to old taxi drivers.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Aritra Sanyal, Lalit H. Nikam, Comparison of Montreal Cognitive Assessment Score between Young and Old Taxi Drivers Working in Mumbai, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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