Journal article
Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination. Use and interpretation.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review administration of the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) for dementia and depression and to evaluate how well it interprets older people's cognitive function.
QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: Literature from January 1990 to December 1999 was searched via MEDLINE using the MeSH headings Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Lewy Bodies, and Depression. Several studies have described the reliability and validity of the …
Authors
Vertesi A; Lever JA; Molloy DW; Sanderson B; Tuttle I; Pokoradi L; Principi E
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 47, , pp. 2018–2023
Publication Date
10 2001
ISSN
0008-350X