Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for the Detection of Dementia in Clinically Unevaluated People Aged 65 and Over in Community and Primary Care Populations
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Creavin, S. T., Wisniewski, S., et al. (2016).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1), Cd011145.
This meta-analysis examines the diagnostic accuracy of the Mini-Mental Status Examination as a screening tool to detect dementia in individuals, 65 years old or older, with a complaint of memory problems. While SLPs do not diagnose dementia, the findings may be applicable when screening individuals for cognitive impairments.
The Cochrane Collaboration; National Institute of Health Research (United Kingdom)
Up to May 2014
Diagnostic and screening studies; cross-sectional studies
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The sensitivity and specificity of using the Mini-Mental Status Examination cut of score of 24 to screen for dementia was 0.85 and 0.90 respectively. Based on these results, 85% of individuals would be correctly identified with dementia and 15% would be incorrectly identified. Additionally, 90% of individuals screened would be correctly identified as not having dementia and 10% would have a false positive result. A cut off score of 25 revealed sensitivity and specificity to be .87% and .82% respectively.
