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Seven minute screen performance in a normal elderly sample
Author(s) -
Skjerve Arvid,
Nordhus Inger Hilde,
Engedal Knut,
Pallesen Ståle,
Brækhus Anne,
Nygaard Harald A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.1736
Subject(s) - gerontology , percentile , normative , test (biology) , medicine , dementia , psychology , sample (material) , demography , audiology , biology , statistics , mathematics , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography , paleontology , disease , epistemology , sociology
Background and objective The Seven Minute Screen (7MS) is a brief cognitive case‐finding instrument for dementia. The test is composed of four subtests that assess performance with regard to orientation, memory, visuospatial ability and language. The objective of this study was to describe 7MS performance in a normal sample of people aged 65 years and older. Method The subjects were 66 Norwegian community‐dwellers who met selection criteria modified from the Mayo Older American Normative Studies standard. Mean age was 73.2 years, age range was 65–93 years, and mean Mini‐Mental State Examination score was 29.06, range 26–30. Results Analysis of the 7MS subtests revealed relatively modest influence of age, education and gender on test performance. The composite 7MS performance scores were associated with education. Normal performance was expressed as means, standard deviations and percentile values for the age groups 65–74 years and 75 + years. Conclusion 7MS performance is described for a normal sample. These data have the potential to increase the clinicians' ability to interpret 7MS test results. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.