The Mini-mental state examination revisited: Ceiling and floor effects after score adjustment for educational level in an aging Mexican population

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-81

  Franco Marina, Francisco ^a,e   García González, Jose Juan ^a   Wagner Echeagaray, Fernando ^b   Gallo, Joseph ^c   Ugalde, Oscar ^d   Sánchez García, Sergio ^a   Espinel Bermúdez, Claudia ^a   Juárez Cedillo, Teresa ^a   Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Villa ^f   García Peña, Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Nacional Institute of Psychiatry Ramn de la Fuente   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; MMSE ceiling effects; MMSE education adjustment; MMSE floor effects; MMSE serial sevens; Seven minute screen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEXICO; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ORIENTATION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 75149195766     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209990822     Document Type: Article

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