Chinese adapted MMSE

1. Chinese adapted MMSE predicts dementia in humans (sensitivity 83.87%, specificity 84.48%).

   “The optimal cut-off points of 22 for literates and 20 for illiterates yielded a sensitivity of 83.87% and a specificity of 84.48%.”

   Humanselderly outpatientsn = 370

   Adapting mini-mental state examination for dementia screening among illiterate or minimally educated elderly Chinese

   International journal of geriatric psychiatry·1 Jul 2003

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