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Brief mental status assessment tools such as the MMSE, SPMSQ, CCSE, and NCSE are essential for evaluating cognitively impaired older adults, though further research is needed.
Brief and accurate mental status assessment using tools like MMSE, SPMSQ, CCSE, or NCSE is an essential part of geriatric assessment for cognitively impaired older persons.
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Supports inclusion of brief cognitive tools in geriatric assessments; leaves open optimal selection and validation in contemporary cohorts.
Denise J Yazdanfar (1990) conducted a review in Cognitive impairment. Mental status assessment tools (MMSE, SPMSQ, CCSE, NCSE) was evaluated. Brief mental status assessment tools such as the MMSE, SPMSQ, CCSE, and NCSE are essential for evaluating cognitively impaired older adults, though further research is needed.
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