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ArticleBrain and behavior2024

Conversion between the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale and Mini-Mental State Examination test scores in majority and minority populations.

Alfonso Delgado-Álvarez, Maria Valles-Salgado, Cristina Delgado-Alonso, Jorge Matias-Guiu, Jordi A Matias-Guiu

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  1. Conversion between the Brief assessment of Impaired Cognition, Brief Assessment of Impaired Cognition Questionnaire, and Mini-Mental State Examination in a mixed clinical sample.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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Alfonso Delgado-ÁlvarezDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdiSSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Maria Valles-SalgadoDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdiSSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Cristina Delgado-AlonsoDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdiSSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Jorge Matias-GuiuDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdiSSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Jordi A Matias-GuiuDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdiSSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III FI20/000145Instituto de Salud Carlos III INT20/00079Instituto de Salud Carlos III INT23/00017Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI19/01260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) having significant advantages as a cognitive screening tool, particularly for minority populations, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test is the most widely used test for cognitive screening in Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to develop a conversion table to predict MMSE scores from observed RUDAS scores, allowing an easy-to-use method to compare both screening tests.

methodsThe equipercentile equating method was used to develop the conversion table using a training sample consisting of cognitively intact participants and individuals with early-stage AD. The resulting conversion table was validated in two samples, comprising participants from majority and minority populations assessed in Spanish.

resultsThe conversion table demonstrated excellent reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients of.92 in both validation samples.

conclusionThis study provides a conversion table between RUDAS and MMSE scores, improving the comparability of these cognitive screening tools for use in clinical and research purposes.

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Alzheimer DiseaseMental Status and Dementia TestsAgedAged, 80 and overDementiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsNeuropsychological TestsReproducibility of ResultsAlzheimer's diseasecross‐cultural neuropsychologyequipercentilemild cognitive impairment

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PMID39219244
PMCPMC11366778

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