SynthesisClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2019
Dementia screening in Brazil: a systematic review of normative data for the mini-mental state examination.
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- The Effect of Translation and Cultural Adaptations on Diagnostic Accuracy and Test Performance in Dementia Cognitive Screening Tools: A Systematic Review.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of Systemic Vibratory Therapy Combined with a Physical Activity Program in Older Adults on Fall Risk, Balance, Physical Conditioning, and Neuromuscular Variables: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Dementia screening protocol for primary care in South America: a Delphi consensus study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Toxocariasis as an Elderly Zoonosis: Seroprevalence, Neurocognitive Assessment, and Associated Risk Factors in Persons 50 Years and Older.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of a physical exercise or motor activity protocol on cognitive function, lipid profile, and BDNF levels in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2024Review
- P300 Event-Related Potential Predicts Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Vestibular Disorders.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- 45 Years of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE): A perspective from ibero-america.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2022Review
- Brand new norms for a good old test: Northern Italy normative study of MiniMental State Examination.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Article
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- Prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy and predominantly preserved cardiac function.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2020Article
- Challenges in the diagnosis of dementia: insights from the United Kingdom-Brazil Dementia Workshop.Dementia & neuropsychologiaReview
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Abstract
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most widely used instrument for the screening of older adults with suspected cognitive impairment; the MMSE has been translated and validated in numerous languages and countries. The cultural and sociodemographic characteristics of the sample can influence performance on the test; therefore, applying the MMSE in different populations usually requires adjustments of those variables. From this perspective, the present study aims to review the normative data for the MMSE in the Brazilian older population, including those adaptations to the original test. Database searches were performed in Medline, Web of Knowledge, Scielo and Pepsic for articles assessing healthy elderly Brazilian samples using the MMSE. Heterogeneity across and within the studies was analyzed. Of a total of 1,085 retrieved articles, 14 were included. Significant differences across studies were identified for the characteristics of the samples, the presence of alterations to the MMSE subtests and the presentation of the results. The risk of biases was relevant for all the studies. Considering the large methodological heterogeneity among studies, the generalization of the available normative data for the MMSE may not be appropriate for the general elderly Brazilian population.
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