Education does not equally influence all the Mini Mental State Examination subscales and items: inferences from a Brazilian community sample A educação não influencia igualmente todas subescalas e itens do Mini-Exame do Estado Mental: inferências de uma amostra comunitária brasileira

Education does not equally influence all the Mini Mental State Examination subscales and items: inferences from a Brazilian community sample A educação não influencia igualmente todas subescalas e itens do Mini-Exame do Estado Mental: inferências de uma amostra comunitária brasileira

OBJECTIVE: Mini-Mental State Examination cutoffs have been presented for schooling levels to screen cognitive impairment. However, items may behave differently with regards to education. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of education on MMSE subscales and items. METHOD: Community...

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Main Authors: Jerson Laks, Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho, Washington Junger, Heitor Silveira, Raphael Mouta, Elienai Maria Rubim Baptista, Ana Lucia Barros Contino, Maria Lage Barca, Geir Selbaek, Knut Engedal, Eliasz Engelhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Idosos
Demência
Cognição
Escolaridade
Saúde mental
Aged
Dementia
Cognition
Educational status
Mental health
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