The comparison of the 1972 Hodkinson’s Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) and its variants in screening for cognitive impairment

Background Since its introduction by Hodkinson in 1972, Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) and its English and other language versions have been widely used in research and clinical practice alike. However, whether the various versions of AMTS yield equivalent information has never been tested. Me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Aging clinical and experimental research 2019-04, Vol.31 (4), p.561-566
Hauptverfasser:	Piotrowicz, Karolina, Romanik, Wojciech, Skalska, Anna, Gryglewska, Barbara, Szczerbińska, Katarzyna, Derejczyk, Jarosław, Krzyżewski, Roger M., Grodzicki, Tomasz, Gąsowski, Jerzy
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Clinical medicine Cognitive ability Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis Cross-Sectional Studies Dementia Education Female Geriatrics/Gerontology Hospitals Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental Status and Dementia Tests - standards ROC Curve Short Communication
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Since its introduction by Hodkinson in 1972, Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) and its English and other language versions have been widely used in research and clinical practice alike. However, whether the various versions of AMTS yield equivalent information has never been tested. Methods We performed cross-sectional assessment of inpatients aged 65+ years with seven AMTS versions and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) after correction for age and education (MMSEc). We used the MMSEc cut-off score of 0.16). We found AMTS versions to be significantly correlated (all r between 0.83 and 0.99, all p
ISSN:	1720-8319 1594-0667 1720-8319
DOI:	10.1007/s40520-018-1009-7