BACKGROUND/AIMS There are many cognitive screening instruments available to clinicians when assessing patients' cognitive function, but the best way to compare the diagnostic utility of these tests is uncertain. One method is to undertake a weighted comparison which takes into account the difference in sensitivity and specificity of two tests, the relative clinical misclassification costs of tr...

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and risk older adults, identify socio-demographic medical characteristics that affect nutritional status adults in Konya city centrum. cross-sectional was conducted between April July. Sociodemographic history questionnaire prepared by researcher, Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Mini-Mental State Examin...

We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the distribution of cognitive functioning as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) among a sample of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White (NHW) residents from two counties in rural, southern Colorado. Residents aged 60 years and older (N = 1,360) were administered the full MMSE, a sociodemographic and medical interview. Protocols were ...

Despite their limitations, mental status tests and self/proxy reports of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) are often used to predict functional competence. In contrast, the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) is a direct observational assessment of IADL competence. Sixty-four community-dwelling elderly (20 Alzheimer's disease [AD] patients and 44 nondemented) were assesse...

In a sample of 60 patients over the age sixty and Spanish as mother-tongue, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) tests were carried out to determine if they can be used equally in with cerebrovascular disease small vessel clinically perceptible affectations cognitive impairment Dementia; obtain similarly valid results. The population Dementia is increasing. ...

Determine the level of concordance between Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Short Portable Mental (SPMSQ), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) screening test for cognitive impairment in older adults. A cross-sectional study based on an original cohort study. 1683 patients over 60 years-old were included 2010 2015. Demographic information was collected MMSE, MoCA, SPMSQ scores obtained...

OBJECTIVES To test the Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test, in an epidemiological study of dementia in older Americans. DESIGN A population-based post hoc examination of the sensitivity and specificity of the Mini-Cog for detecting dementia in an existing data set. SETTING The Monongahela Valley in Western Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of 1,119 older adults enrolled in...