Improvement of dementia screening accuracy of mini-mental state examination by education-adjustment and supplementation of frontal assessment battery performance

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1522-1528

  Kim, Jee Wook ^a   Lee, Dong Young ^b,c   Seo, Eun Hyun ^c   Sohn, Bo Kyung ^b   Park, Shin Young ^d   Choo, Ll Han ^b   Youn, Jong Chul ^e   Jhoo, Jin Hyeong ^f   Kim, Ki Woong ^g   Woo, Jong Inn ^b,c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Gyeonggi Provincial Hospital for the Elderly   (South Korea)

^f Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^g Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dementia; Education; Frontal assessment battery; Mini mental state examination; Screening accuracy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL ASSESSMENT BATTERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING ACCURACY; VERY ELDERLY;

DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FRONTAL ASSESSMENT BATTERY; MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SCREENING ACCURACY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84885695446     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.10.1522     Document Type: Article

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