title: Two mental status assessment methods: an evaluation.
abstract: Impairments in mental status following cataract extraction surgery appear to be a significant clinical problem in the elderly. Despite the prevalence and potential mortality and morbidity, these impairments are frequently undetected. The Mini-Mental State Examination and the Mental Status Questionnaire were evaluated in a population of elderly cataract surgery patients. Although either test can be used to evaluate mental status, the sensitivity and specificity of each must be validated with a larger, controlled sample. The Mental Status Questionnaire was easier to administer, did not appear to induce additional fatigue in patients, and the scores were unaffected by patients' motor and sensory deficits.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jairath
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000379:methods*