Performance of the test Mini-Mental State Examination y elderly without cognitive impairment
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| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | Objective: to establish the normative data of the test stratified by age and scholarship in Costa Ricans elderly adults without cognitive impairment, in the MMSE test, identify the items associated in relation to these two variables and provide recommendations from gerontology of evaluation and interpretation. Methodology: It is studied the MMSE results of 649 subjects between 60 and 108 years with a global score of 0 on the Dementia Classification Scale. Results: we created a table with normative data, by age and schooling. The items that are presented with greater frequency present in relation to age: writing, visual-spatial construction, orientation, while with schooling they are: visual-spatial construction, writing and attention. Conclusions: the first report on the normative data of the MMSE is considered, the alternatives on the adjustments for the effects of the application are proposed, a recommendation is offered for a better screening of the cognitive function and the elements of comparison has given. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/31028 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/gerontologia/article/view/31028 |
| Palabra clave: | MMSE dementia classification scale (CDR) normative data senior Costa Rican adult CDR datos normativos persona adulta mayor costarricense. |