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Performance of the Italian version of the mini‐mental state examination in day hospital geriatric medical patients
Author(s) -
Turrina Cesare,
Dewey Mike E.,
Siani Roberta,
Saviotti Francesco,
Marchione Nicoletta,
Siciliani Orazio
Publication year - 1993
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.930080805
Subject(s) - dementia , mental state , mini–mental state examination , medicine , compromise , receiver operating characteristic , geriatric psychiatry , predictive value , geriatrics , criterion validity , psychology , psychiatry , gerontology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , construct validity , social science , disease , sociology
The criterion validity of the Italian version of the Mini‐Mental State Examination was tested in a group (114) of elderly medically ill day patients. Specificity was rather disappointing (66.3%) at the conventional threshold (23/24), as well as positive predictive value (32.7%). A lower threshold (21/22) offered the best compromise between sensitivity (93.8%) and specificity (80.6%). ROC analysis evidenced a good overall performance of MMSE (area under the curve 0.938). In those subjects not affected by dementia, age, low education and depressive illness had a significant effect on MMSE scores.