Accuracy of the revised Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination (ACE-R) and Mini-Mental (MMSE) in a Quilombola community with low education attainment: results of a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Illiteracy may overestimate screening test interpretation for older adults with suspected cognitive decline. In rural areas of Brazil, the illiteracy rate and the lack of valid cognitive instruments may postpone the diagnosis of cognitive disorders.

Objective

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-R) and Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) as well as the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) for older adults with low education in a Quilombola community placed in Northeast Brazil, compared to cognitively healthy.

Methods

204 participants were collected from a sociodemographic and clinical evaluation and were subsequently the ACE-R and MMSE. Among them, 25 subjects presented MCI, and 179 were classified as cogni

SUBMITTER: de Deus Cabral Junior J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12907204 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature