Which mini-mental state exam items can be used to screen for delirium and cognitive impairment?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-50

  Fayers, Peter M ^a,b   Hjermstad, Marianne J ^b,c,d   Ranhoff, Anette H ^e   Kaasa, Stein ^b,f   Skogstad, Laila ^e   Klepstad, Pål ^f   Loge, Jon H ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Kreftforeningen   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Delirium; Mini Mental State Examination; MMSE; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22544436704     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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