OCS-Plus

OCS-Plus: App-based cognitive screening for mild cognitive impairment

 

OCS-Plus

The Oxford Cognitive Screen-Plus (OCS-Plus) is a computerised, tablet-based cognitive assessment developed by the Translational Neuropsychology group at the University of Oxford. Building on the original Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS), the OCS-Plus focuses on domain-general cognition, offering more fine-grained testing of memory and executive attention.

The tool is designed to sensitively identify cognitive impairments associated with stroke, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), vascular dementia, and healthy ageing. By avoiding excessive reliance on language, the OCS-Plus is especially suited for use across diverse populations and educational backgrounds. It enables differentiation between memory-related and non-memory impairments and is currently used internationally in research studies and epidemiological cohorts, including in South Africa, Germany, and Hong Kong.

Available via app stores for research use, the OCS-Plus represents a scalable, standardised approach to cognitive screening with applications in both clinical and community settings.

 

www.demeyerelab.org/research/cognitive-screening/ocs-plus/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-pZEbsiGCM

RSE: Mihaela Duta

Collaborators: Department of Experimental Psychology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience

 

Publications

  • Demeyere, N., Haupt, M., Webb, S. S., Strobel, L., Milosevich, E. T., Moore, M. J., Wright, H., Finke, K., & Duta, M. D. (2021). Introducing the tablet-based Oxford Cognitive Screen-Plus (OCS-Plus) as an assessment tool for subtle cognitive impairments. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 8000. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87287-8​
  • Humphreys, G. W., Duta, M. D., Montana, L., Demeyere, N., McCrory, C., Rohr, J., Kahn, K., Tollman, S., & Berkman, L. (2017). Cognitive function in low-income and low-literacy settings: Validation of the tablet-based Oxford Cognitive Screen in the Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH community in South Africa (HAALSI). The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(1), 38–50. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw139