The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination Is Better than the Mini-Mental State Examination to Determine the Cognitive Impairment in Turkish Elderly People

KAYA D., IŞIK A. T., Usarel C., Soysal P., ELLİDOKUZ H., Grossberg G. T.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, cilt.17, sa.4, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.12.093
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cognitive impairment, Turkish elderly, SLUMS examination, MCI, Alzheimer disease, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, DEMENTIA, UTILITY, SLUMS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Presence of detailed screening instruments to detect cognitive impairment in the older adults' culture and language is very essential. The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) is one of cognitive screening scales used. The aim of the study was to establish the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of SLUMS (SLUMS-T).