Swain and Nightingale reported a shortened version of the Abbreviated Mental Test. It can be used for the initial assessment of cognition in an older adult. The authors are from Yardley Green Hospital in Birmingham, England.
Number of items in the original instrument: 10
Number of items in the shortened version: 4
Items:
(1) age
(2) date of birth
(3) current location
(4) current year
Response
Points
correct
1
incorrect
0
score =
= SUM(points for all 4 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 4
• A score < 4 is associated with impaired cognition.
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is stated to be 0.90.
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