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The Mini Mental State Examination: Review of cutoff points adjusted for schooling in a large Southern Brazilian sample
Kochhann R, Varela JS, Lisboa CSM, Chaves MLF.. Dementia & neuropsychologia, 2010-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The increase in life expectancy can influence the prevalence of dementias in the population. Instruments that evaluate cognitive functions such as the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) are necessary for the investigation of dementia. The supposition that patient score on the MMSE can be influenced by academic level points to the need for establishing cut-off values that take into account educational level.
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Kochhann, R., Varela, J. S., Lisboa, C. S. M., & Chaves, M. L. F. (2010). The Mini Mental State Examination: Review of cutoff points adjusted for schooling in a large Southern Brazilian sample. Dementia & neuropsychologia. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40100006
Vancouver
Kochhann R, Varela JS, Lisboa CSM, Chaves MLF. The Mini Mental State Examination: Review of cutoff points adjusted for schooling in a large Southern Brazilian sample. Dementia & neuropsychologia. 2010. doi:10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40100006. PMID: 29213658.
BibTeX
@article{kochhann2010-29213658,
author = {Kochhann, R. and Varela, J. S. and Lisboa, C. S. M. and Chaves, M. L. F.},
title = {{The Mini Mental State Examination: Review of cutoff points adjusted for schooling in a large Southern Brazilian sample}},
journal = {Dementia \& neuropsychologia},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40100006},
pmid = {29213658},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40100006}
}
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Key findings
- Instruments that evaluate cognitive functions such as the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) are necessary for the investigation of dementia.
- The supposition that patient score on the MMSE can be influenced by academic level points to the need for establishing cut-off values that take into account educational level.
- The aim of this study was to review MMSE cut-off values adjusted for schooling in a large southern Brazilian sample.
- Method Demographic data and MMSE scores of 968 subjects, of which 162 were dementia patients and 806 healthy participants, were analyzed.
Why it matters
This study reviewed Mini-Mental State Examination cut-off values adjusted for schooling in 968 people in southern Brazil. It is about making the test fairer across education levels and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention.
Study details
- Participants968
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 47/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia & neuropsychologia) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Dementia & Neuropsychologia: journal h-index 58 (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 | 1 / 5 | 2010 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 968 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 | 5 / 7 | Cited 275 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 15.3 citations a year over 18 year(s) since 2010 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 3 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 66 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves: h-index 37 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: institution h-index 543 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 29213658) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 47 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40100006
- PubMed: 29213658
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