Mini-Mental State Examination norms in a community-dwelling sample of elderly with low schooling in Brazil.

Full Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess Mini-Mental State Examination norms of a functionally normal sample of community-dwelling elderly. Illiterate and low-educated subjects who scored less than 5 on the Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (PFAQ) [n = 397; female = 269; mean age = 72.15 (SD = 7.24) years] had the 5th, 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles calculated according to age (65-74; 75-84 years). Overall MMSE score was 21.97 (SD = 4.48). Mean MMSE for illiterate younger individuals was 19.46 (SD = 3.47), and the quartile distribution was 14, 17, 19, and 21. MMSE of subjects with 1-8 years of schooling was 23.90 (3.87), and the distribution was 15, 22, 24, and 27. MMSE of older illiterate subjects was 18.11 (SD = 3.63), and the distribution of scores was 13, 16, 18, and 20, whereas subjects with 1-8 years of schooling scored 23.81 (SD = 4.01) and the distribution was 15, 22, 24, and 27. These MMSE normative data may help improve the detection of cognitive impairment in Brazil, mainly in the primary clinical setting.

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Author information

Author/s: Laks, Jerson (J); Baptista, Elienai Maria Rubim (EM); Contino, Ana Lúcia Barros (AL); de Paula, Estevão Oliveira (EO); Engelhardt, Eliasz (E);

Affiliation: Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. jlaks(-atsign-)centroin.com.br

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (Cad Saude Publica), published in Brazil. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 23 (issue 2) : pp 315-9

Dates: Created 2007/01/15; Completed 2007/10/29;

PMID: 17221080, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Activities of Daily Living
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil - epidemiology
Dementia - epidemiology
Educational Status
Female

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