Jitapunkul S, Lailert C
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 1997 Feb;80(2):116-20.
Appropriateness of using the Mini-Mental Status Examination with Thai elderly was examined in three samples of fifty elderly subjects living in contrasting locations in Thailand. Literacy, age, gender, principle occupation and place of residence were each associated with MMSE score. Multiple regression analysis, demonstrated that literacy and place of residence had strong independent effects on MMSE. Result of this study suggests that use of the MMSE as a screen for cognitive impairment in Thailand may be inappropriate. New screening tests that are not influenced by literacy and place of residence are needed.
在泰国三个不同地点生活的五十名老年受试者样本中，研究了使用简易精神状态检查表（Mini-Mental Status Examination）评估泰国老年人的适用性。识字率、年龄、性别、主要职业和居住地点均与简易精神状态检查表得分相关。多元回归分析表明，识字率和居住地点对简易精神状态检查表有强烈的独立影响。本研究结果表明，在泰国使用简易精神状态检查表作为认知障碍筛查工具可能不合适。需要不受识字率和居住地点影响的新筛查测试。
