The reliability of assigning individuals to cognitive states using the Mini Mental-State Examination: a population-based prospective cohort study

The reliability of assigning individuals to cognitive states using the Mini Mental-State Examination: a population-based prospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous investigations of test re-test reliability of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) have used correlations and statistics such as Cronbach's α to assess consistency. In practice, the MMSE is usually used to group ind...

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Main Authors: Brayne Carol, Chatfield Mark, Marioni Riccardo E, Matthews Fiona E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
MMSE
reliability
test-retest
ageing
elderly
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/127

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