Validation study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in a Malay-speaking elderly population in Malaysia

Validation study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in a Malay-speaking elderly population in Malaysia

Background/Aims: In view of the differing sensitivity and specificity of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in the non-English-speaking populations, we conducted the first validation study of the Malay version (M-MMSE) in Malaysia among 300 subjects (from the community and outpatient clinic...

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Main Authors: M. Ibrahim, Norlinah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Heng-Thay, Chong, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Hamid, Razali, Rosdinom, Ebernezer, Esther, B. Basri, Hamidon
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Karger 2009
Subjects:
Psychological tests - Malaysia
Cognition - Testing - Malaysia
Dementia - Malaysia
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17577/1/Validation%20study%20of%20the%20Mini.pdf

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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17577/1/Validation%20study%20of%20the%20Mini.pdf

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