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Does the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) accurately screen for dementia in patients attending cognitive assessment clinics?
Does the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) accurately screen for dementia in patients attending cognitive assessment clinics?
The SPMSQ has limited utility as a brief screening instrument for dementia due to low sensitivity and specificity, particularly in patients with lower education levels.
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Despite the advantage of being a brief screening instrument for dementia, the use of SPMSQ is limited by its low sensitivity and specificity, especially among patients with less than 6 years of education.
SPMSQ warrants caution for dementia screening in cognitive clinics; leaves open validation of education-adjusted alternatives.
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Malhotra et al. (2013) studied this question.
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