Performance on the mini-mental state exam and the Montreal cognitive assessment in a sample of old age psychiatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assesses to what extent the Mini-Mental State Exam and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores may predict the presence of dementia in a sample of typical old age psychiatric patients who may or may not have temporally or permanently reduced cognitive abilities.

Methods

A total of 141 inpatients completed the Mini-Mental State Exam and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment at arrival. All patients were subsequently diagnosed during their stay at the age-psychiatric unit. Receiver operating characteristics and analysis of variance were used to compare the results of the two tests for different patient groups.

Results

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is slightly more sensitive and specific than the Mini-Mental State Exam for dementia prediction. Age,

SUBMITTER: Korsnes MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488925 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature