Pangman V C, Sloan J, Guse L
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Appl Nurs Res. 2000 Nov;13(4):209-13. doi: 10.1053/apnr.2000.9231.
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), as developed by Folstein, Folstein, and McHugh (1975), is the most widely used of cognitive screening tools. An examination of the psychometric properties of the MMSE seems warranted because the accurate and comprehensive assessment of mental status can yield profound implications for the quality of life of cognitively impaired older adults (Danner, Beck, Heacock, & Modlin, 1993). In clinical practice, nurses must not only use a valid and reliable screening tool for assessing cognitive impairment, but they must also assess the physical disabilities that may affect client performance and, hence, the cognitive impairment score. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the MMSE in comparison to a more standardized tool and to identify implications of the tool for clinical practice.
由福尔斯坦、福尔斯坦和麦克休（1975年）开发的简易精神状态检查表（MMSE）是使用最为广泛的认知筛查工具。鉴于对认知功能受损的老年人的生活质量而言，准确而全面地评估精神状态可能会产生深远影响（丹纳、贝克、希科克和莫德林，1993年），因此似乎有必要对MMSE的心理测量特性进行考察。在临床实践中，护士不仅必须使用有效且可靠的筛查工具来评估认知功能损害，还必须评估可能影响患者表现从而影响认知功能损害评分的身体残疾情况。本研究的目的是将MMSE的心理测量特性与一种更为标准化的工具进行比较，并确定该工具对临床实践的意义。
