Aims To evaluate the prevalence of MCI and its subtypes in the Faenza Project, using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Methods Subjects living in the municipality of Faenza were clinically assessed. The diagnosis of MCI was achieved according to international criteria using a double-step procedure: first, we excluded subjects with dementia, functional impairment and MMSE< 24, leaving 6,745 persons. Then, the performance in different cognitive domains was considered and scores less than 1.5 standard deviations below the age- and education-adjusted norms on MMSE were settled as cut-offs. Four subtypes were identified: amnestic MCI, single non-memory MCI, multidomains non-amnestic, multidomains amnestic MCI. Results 2,720 (40.3%) participants met MCI criteria. Prevalence were 4% (amnestic MCI), 26.5% (single non-memory MCI), 4.4% (multidomains amnestic MCI), and 5.4% (multidomains non-amnestic MCI). Conclusions MCI is common among Italian elderly. In our study prevalence are higher than reported in other population-based studies. The use of MMSE with different operational criteria, diverse sampling and assessment procedure might explain such discrepancy. The role of MMSE to identify persons with mild cognitive deficits deserves concerns. However, MMSE is largely used in both clinical practice and research and has been suggested as a useful screening tool for assessing the degree of cognitive impairment in the guidelines for the Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

THE USE OF MMSE TO IDENTIFY MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI). A POPULATION-BASED STUDY / Moretti, F; Atti, Ar; Cesano, S; Morini, V; Forlani, C; Bernabei, V; Modenese, A; Dalmonte, E; De Ronchi, D. - In: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 0924-9338. - 24:(2009). (Intervento presentato al convegno EPA Congress tenutosi a Lisbon nel January 2009) [10.1016/S0924-9338(09)71086-7].

THE USE OF MMSE TO IDENTIFY MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI). A POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Modenese, A;
2009

Abstract

Aims To evaluate the prevalence of MCI and its subtypes in the Faenza Project, using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Methods Subjects living in the municipality of Faenza were clinically assessed. The diagnosis of MCI was achieved according to international criteria using a double-step procedure: first, we excluded subjects with dementia, functional impairment and MMSE< 24, leaving 6,745 persons. Then, the performance in different cognitive domains was considered and scores less than 1.5 standard deviations below the age- and education-adjusted norms on MMSE were settled as cut-offs. Four subtypes were identified: amnestic MCI, single non-memory MCI, multidomains non-amnestic, multidomains amnestic MCI. Results 2,720 (40.3%) participants met MCI criteria. Prevalence were 4% (amnestic MCI), 26.5% (single non-memory MCI), 4.4% (multidomains amnestic MCI), and 5.4% (multidomains non-amnestic MCI). Conclusions MCI is common among Italian elderly. In our study prevalence are higher than reported in other population-based studies. The use of MMSE with different operational criteria, diverse sampling and assessment procedure might explain such discrepancy. The role of MMSE to identify persons with mild cognitive deficits deserves concerns. However, MMSE is largely used in both clinical practice and research and has been suggested as a useful screening tool for assessing the degree of cognitive impairment in the guidelines for the Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
2009
EPA Congress
Lisbon
January 2009
Moretti, F; Atti, Ar; Cesano, S; Morini, V; Forlani, C; Bernabei, V; Modenese, A; Dalmonte, E; De Ronchi, D
THE USE OF MMSE TO IDENTIFY MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI). A POPULATION-BASED STUDY / Moretti, F; Atti, Ar; Cesano, S; Morini, V; Forlani, C; Bernabei, V; Modenese, A; Dalmonte, E; De Ronchi, D. - In: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 0924-9338. - 24:(2009). (Intervento presentato al convegno EPA Congress tenutosi a Lisbon nel January 2009) [10.1016/S0924-9338(09)71086-7].
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