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Reliability and validity of the mini‐mental state exam in neurologically intact elderly
Author(s) -
Mitrushina Maura,
Satz Paul
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199107)47:4<537::aid-jclp2270470411>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - psychology , neuropsychology , reliability (semiconductor) , neuropsychological test , clinical psychology , test (biology) , audiology , psychiatry , cognition , medicine , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Reliability and validity of MMSE were explored in a sample of 122 healthy, community‐residing elderly volunteers between the ages of 57 and 85, who were tested with a battery of neuropsychological tests over three annual probes. Test‐retest reliability ranged between .45 and 50 over a 1‐year interval and was .38 over a 2‐year period. Change on the MMSE of more than 5 points over a 2‐year period was associated with a neurological disorder. Significant correlations were found with many neuropsychological measures, especially with a measure of verbal learning.