Mini-Mental State Examination Among Lower Educational Levels and Illiterates: Transcultural Evaluation

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Journal Dement Neuropsychol

Date 2017 Dec 8

PMID 29213674

Citations 13

Authors

Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki

Ricardo Nitrini

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Abstract

Objectives: To analyze performance in two samples with the same educational level, but different social and cultural backgrounds.

Methods: Subjects from two different locations in Brazil (rural sample from Northern region and urban sample residing in the largest city of the Southeastern region) were matched for age and education, and submitted to the MMSE.

Results: Significant differences between the groups were found in total scores on the MMSE and in temporal orientation and serial-sevens sub-items for which the urban sample performed best but analysis of illiterates alone yielded the same results, except for the copying pentagons task which was performed better by the rural sample.

Conclusions: Cultural and social backgrounds, as well as demands from the environment, influence results of screening tests. Factors other than education must be taken into account when analyzing tests.

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