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Brief cognitive screening in a field survey of the oldest old
Author(s)M G Parker, M Gatz, M Thorslund
Journal titleAging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 8, no 5, October 1996
Pagespp 354-359
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Over 70s ; Screening ; Testing ; Sweden.
AnnotationA nationally representative survey of living conditions among Swedish people aged 77 to 98 included use of a short version of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), administered by interviewers without experience of neuropsychological testing. A cut-off point for cognitive impairment was ascertained for the items included in the MMSE using other data sets where diagnostic confirmation was available. Being able to identify those who are probably cognitively impaired is helpful in a multi-purpose survey study of the oldest old, both in documenting the cognitive status of the sample and in evaluating the quality of other information being collected in the study.
Accession NumberCPA-970327031 A
ClassmarkE4: BBK: 3V: 3T: 76P

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