Performance and Receiver Operating Characteristics of the Mini-Mental State Examination Instrument in Detecting Dementia in a Rapidly Aging Developing Country (Jamaica)

Objective: To examine the performance of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in community-dwelling older persons in a developing country (Jamaica) undergoing rapid population aging. Methods: An embedded validity study was conducted utilizing participants from a nationally representative sample...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 2019-07, Vol.32 (4), p.195-204
Hauptverfasser:	James, Kenneth, Thompson, Camelia, Willie-Tyndale, Douladel, Holder Nevins, Desmalee, Gibson, Roger, Johnson, Peter, McKoy Davis, Julian, Eldemire-Shearer, Denise
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aging Cohort Studies Dementia - diagnosis Dementia - epidemiology Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Female Humans Jamaica Male Mental Status and Dementia Tests - standards ROC Curve
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