Sensitivity and Specificity of the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Chinese Population

Gerontology

Fecha de publicación: Junio de 2021

Autores: Yang Y.-P · Huang Y.-C. · Chen C.-S. · Yang Y.-C. · Wang J.-J.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000511904

Background: The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) examination is a common screening instrument to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Western countries. However, further work is needed to identify optimal SLUMS cutoff scores for screening MCI and dementia in Chinese populations.