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![]() ![]() However, the SDC was 5.56 among men and 3.50 among women ( p = 0.003). The SDC was independent of depression, impaired vision and hearing, delirium within the last week, dementia type and age. The smallest detectable change (SDC) between two measurements was 4.00. The absolute difference between MMSE scores varied from 0 to 6 points, and the differences did not correlate with the corresponding score means ( p = 0.874). The mean MMSE score was 13.7 (range 0–28). Both tests were administered by the same assessor at the same time of day. The participants were tested and retested with the MMSE within 1–6 days. Among 88 participants, 19 (21.6%) were men, 35 (39.8%) had Alzheimer’s disease, 35 (39.8%) had vascular dementia, and the mean age was 84.0 years (range 65–98). ![]() ![]() The aim of this study was to investigate the absolute reliability of the MMSE among individuals with dementia that reside in nursing homes. This measurement can help determine whether an observed score change for an individual is likely to represent true change. Few studies have investigated the measurement error of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in the same unit of measurement, also known as absolute reliability. ![]()
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