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Psychometric reliability, validity, and generalizability of 3MSE scores among American Indian adults: the Strong Heart Study.

Authors: Astrid M Suchy-Dicey|||Thao T Vo|||Kyra Oziel|||Dedra S Buchwald|||Lonnie A Nelson|||Steven P Verney|||Brian F French

Journal: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS

Publication Type: Journal Article

Date: 2024

DOI: NIHMS2061952

ID: 38263740

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA, USA.|||Washington State University, College of Education, Pullman, WA, USA.|||Washington State University, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.|||Washington State University, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.|||Washington State University, College of Nursing, Spokane, WA, USA.|||University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.|||Washington State University, College of Education, Pullman, WA, USA.

Abstract

Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MSE) is often used to screen for dementia, but little is known about psychometric validity in American Indians.


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