Alzheimer's disease: a correlational analysis of the Blessed Information-Memory-Concentration Test and the Mini-Mental State Exam.
We carried out a correlational analysis of the scores on the Blessed Information-Memory-Concentration Test and the Mini-Mental State Exam in 40 subjects with Alzheimer's disease. The average product moment correlation coefficient between the two tests on repeated administration over 6 weeks ranged from -0.73 to -0.83. Both tests demonstrated test-retest reliability coefficients of 0.75 and above. A formula was developed to convert one test score to the other.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013997:Time Factors