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The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
WHY: Cognitive impairment is no longer considered a normal and inevitable change of aging. Although older adults are at higher risk than the rest of the population, changes in cognitive function often call for prompt and aggressive action. In older patients, cognitive functioning is especially likely to decline during illness or injury. The nurses' assessment of an older adult's cognitive statu...
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The Mini-Mental State (MMS) examination is a widely used screening test for dementia. The Modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) incorporates four added test items, more graded scoring, and some other minor changes. These modifications are designed to sample a broader variety of cognitive functions, cover a wider range of difficulty levels, and enhance the reliability and the validity of the scores. ...
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The Mini-Mental State examination has been found to be a quick and valuable test for simple bedside screening, and for serial assessment of cognitive function in a population of 126 neurological patients. Amongst those with cognitive impairment, there was a close relation between the Mini-Mental State examination and the conventional Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). However, the Mini-M...
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The goal of the research reported in this thesis is to contribute to early and accurate detection of dementia. Early detection of dementia is essential to maximising the effectiveness of treatment against memory loss. This goal is pursued by interpreting the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in novel ways. The MMSE is the most widely used screening tool for dementia, it is a questionnaire of...
متن کاملReasons for retiring the Mini-Mental state examination.
I wish to respond to the remarks made by Olazarán and Bermejo in reference to the article ‘Should the Mini-Mental State Examination be retired?’. I must acknowledge that my arguments are based not only on my particular clinical experience (characterised by lack of time and a population with a low educational level) but also on other personal circumstances such as the fact that I created other s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1355-5146,1472-1481
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.112.010215