{"id":34620,"date":"2025-01-21T16:51:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=34620"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:58:04","slug":"participation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-for-optimal-aging\/bilingual-telephone-screening-study\/participation\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;font-size: 18pt\">Join the Bilingual Telephone Screening Research Study and help us create a phone-based speech test to detect Dementia in English and Spanish!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\">The MCOA Team invites individuals from Virginia, DC, Maryland, and surrounding areas to participate in our exciting research project. The Bilingual Telephone Screening Research Study, which is approved by the IRB, aims to help expand scientific understanding and enhance early detection of cognitive impairment across diverse communities. We would love your participation to make a meaningful difference!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\">Inclusion Criteria:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adults aged 60 years and older.<\/li>\n<li>Able to Speak both Spanish and English.<\/li>\n<li>Have attended school for at least 5 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #e3e3e3\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\">Exclusion Criteria:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adults under age 60 years<\/li>\n<li>Adults with a history of neurological disease (Parkinson\u2019s disease, epilepsy), substance abuse, psychiatric hospitalization, current cancer treatment, or stroke or heart attack within the previous 12 months, as determined by self-reported medical history.<\/li>\n<li>Adults with a history of significant, untreated depression, as determined by self-report. 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