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Baseline Experience With Modified Mini Mental State Exam: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (Whims), Stephen Rapp, Mark Espeland, Patricia Hogan, Beverly Jones, Elizabeth Dugan
Baseline Experience With Modified Mini Mental State Exam: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (Whims), Stephen Rapp, Mark Espeland, Patricia Hogan, Beverly Jones, Elizabeth Dugan
Elizabeth Dugan
The Modified Mini Mental State Exam (3MS) is widely used for screening global cognitive functioning, however little is known about its performance in clinical trials. We report the distribution of 3MS scores among women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) and describe differences in these scores associated with age, education, and ethnicity. The 3MS exams were administered to 7,480 women aged 65-80 who had volunteered for and were eligible for a clinical trial on postmenopausal hormone therapy. General linear models were used to describe demographic differences among scores. Factor analysis was used to characterize the correlational structure …