Normative Data and Cutoff Scores Flashcards
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What is the maximum possible score on the Folstein Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE)?
Answer: 30
The MMSE has a maximum score of 30 points, with points distributed across orientation, registration, attention, recall, language, and visuospatial tasks.
What is the most commonly used cutoff score to indicate possible cognitive impairment on the MMSE?
Answer: ≤23
A score of ≤23 (out of 30) is the most widely accepted cutoff indicating possible cognitive impairment, though some guidelines use ≤24.
A score in the range of 10–18 on the MMSE typically suggests which severity of cognitive impairment?
Answer: Moderate
Scores of 10–18 are generally categorized as moderate cognitive impairment, reflecting significant deficits across multiple cognitive domains.
Which score range on the MMSE is generally considered to indicate severe cognitive impairment?
Answer: 0–9
Scores of 0–9 on the MMSE indicate severe cognitive impairment, reflecting profound deficits that affect most tested domains.
A score of 27–30 on the MMSE is typically interpreted as indicating:
Answer: Normal cognitive function
Scores of 27–30 fall within the normal range, suggesting intact cognitive functioning with no clinically significant impairment.
In the original Folstein et al. (1975) study, patients diagnosed with dementia scored an average of approximately what on the MMSE?
Answer: 9–10
The original 1975 study reported that patients with dementia scored a mean of approximately 9.7, clearly distinguishing them from normal controls who averaged around 27.6.
Which demographic factor is most consistently shown to influence MMSE normative scores in the general population?
Answer: Education level
Education level is the single strongest demographic predictor of MMSE performance, with higher education associated with higher scores independent of cognitive status.