Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)

Question 1

Purpose of MMSE

Answer 1

Intended for routine, clinical use to assess mental status

Now used nationwide

Question 2

The MMSE consists of 11 questions in what five areas of cognition?

Answer 2

orientation
registration (memory)
attention
recall
language

max = 30 points

Question 3

What does the Registration section ask?

Answer 3

ask test subject to remember 3 words: APPLE PENNY TABLE
(short term memory)
(1 point for each word remembered

Question 4

alternative to Serial 7 section

Answer 4

spell the word “world” forward, then backward (up to 5points for each correct letter)

Question 5

Cut point definition

Answer 5

point where we can determing typical & impaired performance.
23
typical 24-30
impaired 0-23

Question 6

Test-Retest Performance (Reliability)

Answer 6

.887 test-retest (when performed by the same examiner)

.882 (for different examiners)

Question 7

Concurrent validity with WAIS?

Answer 7

compared to WAIS (Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale)

concurrent validity of MMSE with WAIS = 0.776