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2053451

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
Prevalence rates of cognitive impairment in persons aged 75 to 85 years are in the range of 10 to 19 percent, and 20 to 47 percent after the age of 85 years. Screening for dementia in persons aged 75 years and older would therefore identify a significant number of impaired persons. When screening for dementia, group testing would be more cost-effective than individual testing. We modified the Folstein Mini-Mental State examination (MMSE) for screening in a group setting. Community volunteers were tested at a geriatric health fair and at a special exercise class for the elderly. Subjects were subsequently tested individually using the standard Folstein MMSE. Analysis using Pearson correlation and a paired t-test indicates a high degree of concurrent validity between the two methods of administering the MMSE. This pilot study suggests that when screening elderly persons for dementia, a group-administered instrument can be a useful method to obtain a preliminary sample of cognitively impaired individuals.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0893-8652
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Group screening for cognition disorders in elderly persons.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7595.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article