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Cognitive Impairment Screening Test in Korea as a Screening Tool for Dementia: The Correlation Study of Subtest Scores With Korean Version of the Mini Mental State Examination 2nd Edition
Minseong Kim, Doyun Heo, S.K. Kim, Yunjin Lee, Yong Sung Kim, Wonjae Sung, Hee-Jin Kim. Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders, 2025-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Multivariate correlation analysis, which was adjusted for age, sex, and education level, revealed a significant correlation between the two tests in orientation, memory, and attention. However, no significant correlation was found between the two tests in visuospatial and language functions. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that some subtests in the CIST-K align with corresponding scores on the K-MMSE-2. However, caution is advised when interpreting visuospatial and language test scores from the CIST-K. Further validity studies are necessary to enhance the sensitivity of each subtest.
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APA 7th
Kim, M., Heo, D., Kim, S., Lee, Y., Kim, Y. S., Sung, W., et al. (2025). Cognitive Impairment Screening Test in Korea as a Screening Tool for Dementia: The Correlation Study of Subtest Scores With Korean Version of the Mini Mental State Examination 2nd Edition. Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders. https://doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2025.24.2.126
Vancouver
Kim M, Heo D, Kim S, Lee Y, Kim YS, Sung W, et al. Cognitive Impairment Screening Test in Korea as a Screening Tool for Dementia: The Correlation Study of Subtest Scores With Korean Version of the Mini Mental State Examination 2nd Edition. Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders. 2025. doi:10.12779/dnd.2025.24.2.126. PMID: 40321439.
BibTeX
@article{kim2025-40321439,
author = {Kim, Minseong and Heo, Doyun and Kim, S.K. and Lee, Yunjin and Kim, Yong Sung and Sung, Wonjae and Kim, Hee-Jin},
title = {{Cognitive Impairment Screening Test in Korea as a Screening Tool for Dementia: The Correlation Study of Subtest Scores With Korean Version of the Mini Mental State Examination 2nd Edition}},
journal = {Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.12779/dnd.2025.24.2.126},
pmid = {40321439},
url = {https://doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2025.24.2.126}
}
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Key findings
- Multivariate correlation analysis, which was adjusted for age, sex, and education level, revealed a significant correlation between the two tests in orientation, memory, and attention.
- However, no significant correlation was found between the two tests in visuospatial and language functions.
- In conclusion, this study demonstrates that some subtests in the CIST-K align with corresponding scores on the K-MMSE-2.
- However, caution is advised when interpreting visuospatial and language test scores from the CIST-K.
- Further validity studies are necessary to enhance the sensitivity of each subtest.
Why it matters
This study found that some subtests of the Korean Cognitive Impairment Screening Test correlated with the Korean MMSE-2 in orientation, memory, and attention, but not in visuospatial and language functions. Caution is advised when interpreting visuospatial and language scores from this test.
Study details
- Participants85
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 38/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 36 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 38 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders: journal h-index 25 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 85 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 4 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 1.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 2.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 4 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Hanyang University: institution h-index 548 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40321439) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 36 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 36 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 38 out of 100. |
| Total | 38 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.12779/dnd.2025.24.2.126
- PubMed: 40321439
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