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	Mini-mental state examination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30-point questionnaire test that is used to assess cognition.
		abbreviated mental test score (1972, geriatrics) and longer formal tests for deeper analysis of specific deficits.
		Evaluation of a mental test score for assessment of mental impairment in the elderly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mini_mental_state_examination (479 words)

	Screening For Dementia In Primary Care - Patient UK
		Barthel Score) and the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive decline (IQCODE).
		The main disadvantage is in the scoring and weighting of the test, which is initially confusing, however computer models have simplified this greatly.
		Hodkinson, H.M. Evaluation of a mental test score for assessment of mental impairment in the elderly.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40002381 (1760 words)

	Vol 3, No 1: Short assessment tests can help GPs to identify dementia Dr.I.McIntosh
		Even the simplest tests of cognitive function – memory tests – are infreuqently carried out at these annual surveillance contacts, however, and surveys suggest they are just as rarely carried out opportunistically, when patients present with possible symptoms of early dementia [2].
		The abbreviated six-item orientation-memory-concentration test (OMC) [10] and the MMSE [11] are frequently used and were included in an American study which looked for valid and practical means of measuring mental function.
		Testing over time, or use of much longer cognitive function tests may be needed to confirm cognitive functional status in the patients [8].
	www.alzheimer-insights.com /insights/vol3no1/vol3no1a.htm (1815 words)

	eMJA: Hall & Hassett, Assessing and managing old age psychiatric disorders in community practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alterations in medication regimens may account for changes in mental state (e.g., an anticholinergic drug prescribed for urinary incontinence is a prime suspect in the onset of delirium, or the discontinuation of a benzodiazepine may cause withdrawal agitation).
		Mental state examination: Mental state examination begins from the time the patient walks into the surgery or the doctor walks into the patient's residence.
		As part of the continuum of psychiatric services for the mentally ill of all ages, aged psychiatry is continuing to grow as a major healthcare area and a challenge to government health authorities worldwide.
	www.mja.com.au /public/mentalhealth/articles/hall/hall.html (3291 words)

	Ability to learn inhaler technique in relation to cognitive scores and tests of praxis in old age -- Allen and Ragab 78 ...
		The score was made by observation by an experienced clinician instructed to utilise the whole scale and to treat the division between a score of 5 and 6 as the threshold for an adequate technique
		of cognitive impairment on testing with the MMT or are dyspraxic.
		score of 16 which is deemed be the lower limit of normal.
	pmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/78/915/37 (1638 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mental status testing usually performed in the physician's office may help in making the diagnosis and help determine the degree of impairment.
		Today family physicians use what is known as 'abbreviated mental test score' or AMTS which uses 10 simple practical questions (such as count backwards from 20 to 1) and if one can get 7 questions correctly answered the test is positive.
		Another test known as 'mini mental state examination' (MMSE) assesses a patient's cognitive functions, orientation and concentration.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/11/20/fea10.html (1028 words)

	Abbreviated Mental State Test - Searchable database - Outcome measures - Effective practice - The CSP
		Staff-completed mental test score consisting of 10 questions to test cognitive impairment in the elderly.
		Hodkinson H (1972) Evaluation of a mental test score for the assessment of mental impairment in the elderly Age and Ageing 1, 233-238.
		Jitapunkul S et al (1991) The Abbreviated Mental Test: its use and validity Age and Ageing Sep 20, 5, 332-6.
	www.csp.org.uk /director/effectivepractice/outcomemeasures/database.cfm?item_id=57011FCA0400535C269E086C7B4C08F8 (323 words)

	Differences in use of abbreviated mental test score by geriatricians and psychiatrists -- Holmes and Gilbody 313 ...
		mental test score, in which the maximum score is 10 and a score
		one was not aware of the abbreviated mental test score and was
		Score of less than 7 suggests subject may be confused..
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/313/7055/465 (816 words)

	Mental test - NIGERIAN TRIBUNE - News (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mental test for 'baby boiler' 26/03/2004 13:29 - (SA) boy in Rookdale is expected to be sent for mental observation, SABC news reported on Friday.
		Postoperatively, the digit-symbol substitution test, mini-mental test, and shape-sorter test were similar among the groups.
		test, mental test, mental testing, psychometric test any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude.
	mpb-construction.okeysearch.com.cob-web.org:8888 /?q=mpb-construction-mental-test (258 words)

	Quality of residential care for older people: does education for healthcare assistants make a difference?
		18 To test this hypothesis, the resident AMTS scores for the testing of cognitive function were correlated with, the QAP scores before and after the education programme.
		Although there is no recognised consensus for the interpretation of the scores, it is generally believed that a score of less than 8 out of 10 suggests significant cognitive impairment.
		The fact that more dependent residents received the most change in care scores was interesting, as high resident dependency is believed to be negatively correlated with the quality of care.
	www.nzma.org.nz /journal/118-1214/1437 (3052 words)

	MMPI-A (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent): Pearson Assessments, MMPI series, mmpi-a, mmpia, ...
		The normative sample of the MMPI-A test consists of 805 adolescent males and 815 adolescent females from eight communities in the U.S. The sites were chosen to maximize the probability of obtaining a balanced sample of subjects according to geographic region, rural/urban residence, and ethnic background.
		T is printed when the raw score is greater than 9, and F is printed when the raw score is less than or equal to 9.
		To facilitate an Abbreviated MMPI-A test administration, all of the items needed to score the 10 Clinical Scales and 3 Validity Scales L, F1, and K appear within the first 350 items.
	www.pearsonassessments.com /tests/mmpia.htm (1932 words)

	Untreatable Dementia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One is the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the other one is Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS).
		Neuropsychological tests, like mathematical puzzles, are performed to determine the most affected area of the brain.
		Getting an MMSE score of less than 24 and an AMTS score of less than six suggest that there is a need for more evaluation of the patients.
	www.astridguide.org.cob-web.org:8888 /untreatable-dementia.htm (416 words)

	Anxiety Zone - Dementia
		However, to establish dementia as a possibility the abbreviated mental test score and the mini mental state examination are used.
		Routine blood tests should be performed to rule out treatable causes.
		The final diagnosis of dementia is made on the basis of neuropsychological testing for various cerebral functions.
	www.anxietyzone.com /conditions/dementia.html (492 words)

	Development and evaluation of evidence based risk assessment tool (STRATIFY) to predict which elderly inpatients will ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		and mobility score of 3 or 4 (2.10 (1.22 to 3.61)); and primary
		Transfer score: 0=unable, 1=major help needed (one or two people, physical aids), 2=minor help (verbal or physical), 3=independent.
		We obtained a STRATIFY score for all inpatients on the elderly
	www.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/315/7115/1049 (2721 words)

	Psychiatry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thousands of people struggling with mental disorders and their families can finally be heard, and are thankful for this exposure by Dr. Phil.
		The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), is the largest support and advocacy group, for families trying to cope with mental illness; NAMI estimates at least one in five families
		The first ever census of the ethnicity of people using mental health services in England and Wales has shown that Black African and Caribbean people are more likely than the general population to be admitted to hospital, detained under the Mental Health Act, physically restrained, and secluded.
	www.mrsci.com /Psychiatry/index.php (1173 words)

	Rating scales in old age psychiatry -- BURNS et al. 180 (2): 161 -- The British Journal of Psychiatry
		a cut-off score of 6/7 and correlates significantly with the
		tests in patients with Alzheimer's disease is regarded as average.
		Hodkinson, H. Evaluation of a mental test score for assessment of mental impairment in the elderly.
	bjp.rcpsych.org /cgi/content/full/180/2/161 (4339 words)

	Rating Scales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The AMT is the commonest quick ward test to identify patients who may have cognitive problems (1).
		This score devised by a physiotherapist, Barthel, is the commonest basic activities of daily living scale (2).
		It has limitations: there is a marked ceiling effect (a person could score 20 despite considerable handicap), but it can be scored by a nurse, the score correlates with discharge destination and it is widely used in the elderly.
	members.tripod.com /amindodyssey/id7.html (512 words)

	Nutritional supplementation in elderly medical in-patients: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial Age and Ageing - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A Barthel activities of daily living (Barthel score) and Hodkinson's abbreviated mental test score (MTS) were recorded for each patient.
		Differences between the active and placebo groups at entry were tested using the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test and changes in scores from baseline were examined using the t test.
		Ninety-five per cent confidence intervals (95% CI) for between-group differences (active -- placebo) for changes in scores were calculated by the usual methods; where differences in baseline scores existed between the groups, the confidence intervals were calculated on changes adjusted for baseline values, which were estimated by analysis of covariance.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2459/is_n6_v25/ai_18982841/pg_8 (798 words)

	Abbreviated mental test score - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) was introduced by Hodkinson in 1972 to rapidly assess elderly patients for the possibility of dementia.
		Give the patient an address, and ask him or her to repeat it at the end of the test
		What is the name of the hospital or number of the residence where the patient is situated?
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbreviated_mental_test_score (243 words)

	Reproducibility and responsiveness of quality of life assessment and six minute walk test in elderly heart failure ...
		and exercise tests are reproducible and responsive have mainly
		changes in scores of different variables are shown in table 4.
		Development and testing of a new measure of health status for clinical trials in heart failure.
	heart.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/80/4/377 (3660 words)

	Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2 in MMPI series) - personality assessment, psychological ...
		A test monograph covering the development and use of the non-gendered norms is available from the University of Minnesota Press and Pearson Assessments.
		Non-K-corrected T scores allow interpreters to examine the relative contributions of the clinical scale raw score and the K correction to K-corrected clinical scale T scores.
		The Extended Score PLUS Report (51439) was discontinued because it contained information pertaining to the original MMPI test, which was discontinued by the University of Minnesota Press on September 1, 1999.
	www.pearsonassessments.com /tests/mmpi_2.htm (6390 words)

	Research Findings Register: summary number 618
		Due to the initial low rate of consent a second arm of the study was commenced (version 2), these patients had no anthropometric measures or tests but data was collected on drug use, biochemistry and length of stay.
		Where data were found to have a normal distribution, the mean and standard deviation is presented and comparisons are made using a t-test.
		This was also the case in the measures of functional status (Barthel Score, grip strength) abbreviated mental test score, BASDEC score or serum albumin.
	www.refer.nhs.uk /ViewRecord.asp?ID=618 (1190 words)

	Cognitive dysfunction as a major determinant of disability in patients with heart failure: results from a multicentre ...
		mental test score <7) was detected in 265/461 disabled patients,
		hypertension, and chronic pulmonary disease, the comorbidity score
		Validation of the Hodkinson's abbreviated mental test as a screening instrument for dementia in an Italian population.
	jnnp.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/70/1/109 (2609 words)

	Effect of experience of severe stroke on subjective valuations of quality of life after stroke -- Murphy et al. 70 (5): ...
		At the 12 month assessment, 20 patients scored 10/10 on the abbreviated mental test score,
		Distributions of utility scores, and proportions rating the stroke scenarios as bad as or worse than death, were compared
		Distributions of utility scores are given in table 1.
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/70/5/679 (1726 words)

	Mini mental state examination - Psychology Wiki - A Wikia wiki
		The mini mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a brief 30-point questionnaire test that is used to assess cognition.
		Various other tests are also used, such as the Hodkinson abbreviated mental test score (1972, geriatrics) and longer formal tests for deeper analysis of specific deficits.
		The original article was at Mini mental state examination.
	psychology.wikia.com /wiki/Mini_mental_state_examination (511 words)

	Tests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		People with dementia can have long conversations with someone without their dementia being apparent, until screening tests are used.
		Use it to profile your patient, rather than as a score.
		The MMSE is a good instrument for assessing cognitive function, but takes up to 10 minutes and cannot fit easily into a standard consultation.
	www.ehr.chime.ucl.ac.uk /demcare/tests.html (101 words)

	The effect of walking aids on exercise capacity and oxygenation in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
		Subjects completed 6-min walk tests unaided and with the three frames on four separate days in random order 30 min after nebulized salbutamol (5 mg) and ipratropium (0.5 mg) and were accompanied by an investigator blinded to results of all other walk tests undertaken.
		Elderly COPD patients were referred to the pulmonary rehabilitation clinic at the geriatric day hospital because of dyspnoea, fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance and difficulty performing activities of daily living despite optimum medical therapy.
		The diagnosis of COPD was made by history, physical examination and pulmonary function testing.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2459/is_6_27/ai_53461674 (806 words)

	Equip Magazine - Issue 6 - Reflections on Alzheimers Disease Study Day
		At present the effectiveness of Donepezil is very limited but there are at least 10 drugs being trialed at present and we may reasonably expect that some of them will have significant benefit.
		There has been widespread exposure to the use of simple questionnaires to assess mental functioning with nearly 80% of practices being used to using either the Mini-Mental State Questionnaire or the Abbreviated Mental Test Score.
		From those practices who attend the course, it is reasonable to say that General Practitioners should reasonably be expected to be able to use one of these tests.
	www.equip.ac.uk /docs/issues/issue6/alzheim.htm (459 words)

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