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A short version of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was as accurate as the original MMSE for predicting dementia

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.12.5.150

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    Schultz-Larsen K, Lomholt RK, Kreiner S. Mini-Mental Status Examination: a short form of MMSE was as accurate as the original MMSE in predicting dementia. J Clin Epidemiol 2007;60:260–7.
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 Q In home dwelling elderly people, is a short version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) as accurate as the original MMSE for predicting dementia?

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    METHODS

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    blinded comparison of the original MMSE and a short version of MMSE with neuropsychological examination.

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    a centre for elder research in Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    243 home dwelling elderly people {75–83 years of age (mean age 80 y, 47% men)}* who had the original MMSE screening. 28% of them screened positive {based on MMSE cut-point of 26/27}*.

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    2 dichotomous subscales obtained from the Rasch item analysis were A-MMSE (age correlated scale) including orientation to time, attention/calculation, naming, repetition, 3 stage command; and …

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    Footnotes

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      Schultz-Larsen K, Kreiner S, Lomholt RK. J Clin Epidemiol 2007;60:268–79.
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    • For correspondence: Dr K Schultz-Larsen, Centre for Elder Research, Copenhagen K, Denmark. ks109{at}bbh.hosp.dk

    • Sources of funding: Danish Ministry of Social Affairs; Copenhagen Care and Health Administration; VELUX FONDEN.