Some observations about two versions of mental status examinations: implications for screening dementia patients in nursing homes

Percept Mot Skills. 2010 Apr;110(2):348-52. doi: 10.2466/PMS.110.2.348-352.

Abstract

Qualitative analysis of item content conducted on two versions of mental status examinations indicated that the Modified Mini-Mental State examination is a more pragmatic screening device to use not only for early detection of dementia but also as a basis for developing individualized care planning objectives for managing cognitive impairment of residents with dementia in nursing homes.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / classification
  • Activities of Daily Living / psychology
  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology
  • Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Dementia / psychology
  • Female
  • Homes for the Aged*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening*
  • Mental Status Schedule / statistics & numerical data*
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sex Factors