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Interpretation of Mini-Mental State Examination scores in community-dwelling elderly and geriatric neuropsychiatry patients
Author(s)Grant L Iverson
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 10, October 1998
Pagespp 661-666
KeywordsDementia ; Screening ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Living in the community ; Psychogeriatric units ; In-patients.
AnnotationThe aim of this article is to provide data for advanced interpretation of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) performance in community-dwelling older persons and in geriatric neuropsychiatry in-patients. Age- and education-corrected cutoff scores, standard errors of measurement and standard errors of difference were computed using previously published population normative data. The supplementary normative table provides a means of interpreting MMSE performance at a single point in time, or at two testing intervals. These same scores were calculated for a sample of 248 older in-patients from the geriatric psychiatry division of a psychiatric hospital. Clinical examples are provided. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-981109407 A
ClassmarkEA: 3V: DA: 4C: K4: LDM: LF7

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