The Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) and the Folstein MMSE in a multicultural cohort of elderly persons

Objective: To compare the accuracy of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) and the Folstein Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) for diagnosis of dementia in a multicultural cohort of elderly persons. Methods: A total of 129 community-dwelling persons were selected at random from...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International psychogeriatrics 2006-03, Vol.18 (1), p.111-120
Hauptverfasser:	Rowland, Jeffrey T., Basic, David, Storey, Joella E., Conforti, David A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Cognition Disorders - diagnosis Cohort Studies Cultural Diversity Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia diagnostic accuracy Female Folstein MMSE Gender Geriatrics Humans likelihood ratio Male Medical sciences Mental Status Schedule Mini-Mental State Examination multicultural Multiculturalism & pluralism Neurology Neuropsychological Tests Older people Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reproducibility of Results ROC Curve ROC curve analysis RUDAS Sensitivity and Specificity
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