Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE)PrimerThe Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) is a cognitive screening tool that provides a brief, objective measure of cognitive function. It can be used to screen for cognitive impairment, to estimate the severity of the impairment, and to document cognitive change ...
2.Mini-MentalStateExamScoring: TheofficialtotalscorefortheMMSE(i.e.thescoresusedforstatistical analyses)arecomputergenerated.Examinersrecordindividualtestitemscores ontheMMSEtestform.Theoneexceptionis"WORLD"whereexaminers recordtheresponseofsubjectsintheexactorderthatitisgivenbythesubject. ...
Scoring written material from the Mini-Mental State Examination: a compar- ison of face-to-face, fax and video-linked scoring. J Telemed Telecare. 1999;5:253-256.Ball C, Tyrrell J, Long C. Scoring written material from the Mini-Mental State Examination: A comparison of face-to-face, ...
The Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) was developed by Teng and Chui (1987) and is an expanded version of the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) designed to increase the MMSE’s sensitivity. The 3MS incorporates four added test items, more graded scoring, and some other minor changes...
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The doubtful benefits of giving the benefit of the doubt: Lenient scoring of the spatial orientation items on the mini-Mental Status Exam increases false n... Lenient scoring of spatial orientation errors (SOE) on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) is common practice, even though it deviates ...
MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAM (MMSE) BACKGROUND The MMSE is screening tool that provides a brief, objective measure of cognitive function. MMSE scores are useful in quantitatively estimating the severity of cognitive impairment and in serially documenting cognitive change. The measure serves as one of the...
Abbreviations: MMSE-2, Mini–Mental Status Examination – 2; SV, standard version; DSM-IV-TR, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. MMSE and MMSE-2 The original MMSE18 is the most commonly used cognitive screening test worldwide. The examination ...
Mini-Mental Status ExaminationShort form scoreDementiaAccuracySpecificityBackground: Although the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) is the most widely used screening instrument for dementia, it has several limitations. Methods: We developed and validated a new scoring method of the MMSE, namely the...
A scoring error is identified in the Mini-Mental and the Modified Mini-Mental State test. The major effect of this error is to produce a gap in the total score distribution of the test, resulting in a potential spurious underestimation of the score. Two possible remedies are suggested to ...