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"Yes" ifs, ands or buts
— examining performance and correlates of the repetition task in the Mini-Mental State Examination | | Author(s) | Perla Werner, Jeremia Heinik, Ruth Lin |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 9, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 719-725 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Performance ; Israel. |
| Annotation | One of the main advantages of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the possibility of assessing a broad range of functions in a short amount of time. However, researchers examining the test's reliability and validity have indicated some limitations. The aim of this study was to examine whether the type of sentence used in the repetition task included in the MMSE affected performance in a group of 79 demented and 19 non-demented Hebrew-speaking older people. Participants' cognitive functioning was tested using the MMSE and CAMCOG. The performance of the repetition task was evaluated using three sentences: the literal translation used in the English version of the MMSE; a well-known Hebrew proverb consisting of monosyllabic words and rhythmic effects; and another proverb without such effects. Only a third successfully repeated the first; the monosyllabic proverb showed moderate predictive value; and the other proverb performed best. The repetition task in the English version is "No ifs, ands or buts"; thought should be given before translation into other languages is used in such instances. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000114203 A |
| Classmark | EA: DA:4C: 5H: 7H6 |
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