Baseline experience with Modified Mini Mental State Exam: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS)
| Autor: | Elizabeth Dugan, Stephen R. Rapp, Mark A. Espeland, Beverly N. Jones, Patricia E. Hogan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Mental Status Schedule Physical disability Psychometrics Population Ethnic group law.invention Cognition Double-Blind Method Randomized controlled trial Memory law Humans Medicine Cognitive skill education Geriatric Assessment Aged Demography Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence Women's Health Initiative Estrogen Replacement Therapy United States Psychiatry and Mental health Dementia Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Factor Analysis Statistical business |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 7:217-223 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1360786031000101201 |
| Popis: | The Modified Mini Mental State Exam (3MS) is widely used for screening global cognitive functioning, however little is known about its performance in clinical trials. We report the distribution of 3MS scores among women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) and describe differences in these scores associated with age, education, and ethnicity. The 3MS exams were administered to 7,480 women aged 65-80 who had volunteered for and were eligible for a clinical trial on postmenopausal hormone therapy. General linear models were used to describe demographic differences among scores. Factor analysis was used to characterize the correlational structure of exam subscales.The distribution of 3MS scores at baseline was compressed in WHIMS compared to population-based data. Mean 3MS scores (overall 95.1) tended to decrease with age and increase with education, however these associations varied among ethnic groups (p< 0.0001) even after adjustment for health, physical disability and occupation attainment. Four factors accounted for 37% of the total variance. Each varied with education and ethnicity; the two most prominent factors also varied with age. Despite relatively narrow distributions in WHIMS, baseline 3MS scores retained associations with age and education. These associations varied among ethnic groups, so that care must be taken in comparing data across populations. |
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