{"id":2261,"date":"2015-03-11T14:14:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T06:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2015-03-11T17:06:56","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T09:06:56","slug":"screening-for-early-onsets-of-dementia-an-evaluation-of-the-mini-mental-state-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=2261","title":{"rendered":"Screening for Early Onsets of Dementia: An Evaluation of the Mini-Mental State Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yi-Hsiung Lin<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Health Industry Administration\u00a0Diwan College of Management
\nMei-Chiao Lai<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Health Industry Administration\u00a0Diwan College of Management
\nChia-Chien Chang<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Foreign Languages and Literature\u00a0National Cheng Kung University
\nLee-Shu Chen<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Leisure and Recreation Management\u00a0Diwan College of Management<\/p>\n

Folstein et al.\u2019s Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is cognitive impairment. Low scores on the MMSE reflect possible changes in memory, a common predictor of the onset of dementia. This study attempted to use statistical methods to systematically investigate the relationship between dementia and the respective intelligence scores using data collected from residents of a long-term care giving facility. We also attempted to elaborate on the meaning of the cutoff score for screening for cognitive impairment. Results indicated MMSE scores as the most discriminatory of all measures used, with 0.848 falling beneath the AUROC curve. A cutoff score set at 16 to 17 demonstrates 91.7\uff05 sensitivity and 72.7\uff05 specificity when predicting significant cognitive impairment. It is advised that elders be given simple assessments of intelligence. Upon detection, early symptoms of dementia should be treated as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Keyword\uff1aMini-Mental State Examination, dementia, neurologists\u2019 examination, statistical methods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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