A Mini-Mental Status Examination for the hearing impaired

A Mini-Mental Status Examination for the hearing impaired

The Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), developed in 1975 as a bedside test of cognitive function, has been extensively used in clinical practice and research and is widely accepted as a clinical tool for diagnosing and monitoring dementia. Despite its low sensitivity and specicity (0.56...

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Veröffentlicht in:Age and ageing 2008-09, Vol.37 (5), p.593-595
Hauptverfasser: De Silva, Maneesha Lakmalie, Mclaughlin, Marie Thèresé, Rodrigues, Edrich Joseph, Broadbent, Julie Carolyn, Gray, Andrew Robert, Hammond-Tooke, Graeme David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition
Dementia
Dementia - complications
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - psychology
Diagnostic tests
Female
Gerontology
Hearing Disorders - complications
Hearing Disorders - diagnosis
Hearing Disorders - psychology
Hearing loss
Hearing Tests
Humans
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Older people
Persons With Hearing Impairments - psychology
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:The Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), developed in 1975 as a bedside test of cognitive function, has been extensively used in clinical practice and research and is widely accepted as a clinical tool for diagnosing and monitoring dementia. Despite its low sensitivity and specicity (0.56 and 0.73, respectively, in one recent study), comparable tools, including the Modified MMSE of Teng and Chui have not received such widespread acceptance.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afn146