title: The correlation between Mini-Mental State Examination scores and Katz ADL status among dementia patients.
abstract: This article describes a study of the relationship between mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scores and Katz ADL scores among dementia patients. A convenience sample of 37 dementia patients with no other disabling diagnosis--such as Parkinson's or cerebrovascular accident--was used. The results of the study established a negative correlation between mini-mental state examination scores and Katz Index scores.
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authors.lastname: Aske
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D008609:Mental Status Schedule / Q000592:standards*; D008910:Minnesota; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies