Both tests correlate only moderately with Spearman (r = 0.609) and revealed similar results for dementia in 57.1 % of the patients. In addition, we also applied the Clock-Drawing-Test (CDT), Reisberg-Scale, Geriatric Depression-Scale (GDS, 15-item version) and the Confusion-Assessment-Method (CAM).Īccording to the multitrait-multimethod approach, MMSE's convergent and divergent validity is similar to that of the DemTect. MMSE and DemTect were carried out with 154 geriatric patients: 71 persons without cognitive impairment and 83 persons without delirium showed cognitive impairments as revealed by the DemTect.
The aim of this study was the evaluation of MMSE, especially in the area of geriatrics. Some researchers showed the superiority of other dementia screening tests over the MMSE considering the test quality criteria. Several studies have identified moderate reliability and validity for the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
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