Open AccessThe Impact of Sociodemographic, Environmental, and Behavioral Factors, and Cerebrovascular Risk Factors as Potential Predictors of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Freidl,
Reinhold Schmidt,
Willibald J. Stronegger,
B. Reinhart
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/52a.2.m111
Subject(s) - logistic regression , dementia , affect (linguistics) , rating scale , medicine , test (biology) , stroke (engine) , gerontology , psychology , developmental psychology , disease , communication , biology , paleontology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Age and education have been found to affect the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (MDRS) score of elderly normals, but there have been no studies assessing the influence of environmental and behavioral factors on this scale. Their role as potential predictors of the MDRS total score was investigated.
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