Factor structure and explanatory variables of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) for elderly persons in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 676-683

  Shyu, Y I L ^a   Yip, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention; Dementia; Memory; Mental processing; MMSE; Self care ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; ORIENTATION; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; READING; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TAIWAN; TIME PERCEPTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRITING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035198635     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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