Person—level of cognitive ability, Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination item score code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Level of cognitive ability (SMMSE item score) |
| Synonymous names: | SMMSE item score; Mini-Mental item score |
| METEOR identifier: | 617812 |
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| Definition: | The person's degree of cognitive ability to process thoughts and respond appropriately and safely, as represented by a Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) score-based code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—level of cognitive ability |
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| Guide for use: | The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) is a clinical assessment tool which is used as a screening test for cognitive impairment (Molloy et al.1991a). The SMMSE consists of 12 items or questions which assess a range of cognitive domains, requiring vocal and physical actions (such as memory recall and drawing) in response to reading and listening to commands. Each item has a maximum score:
Scores above 1 are not permissible for items 6-11. Scores above 3 are not permissible for items 3 and 12. Scores above 5 are not permissible for items 1, 2 and 4. The final SMMSE score is a sum of the 12 items, and can range from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 30. The SMMSE can be adjusted for non-cognitive disabilities. As outlined in the SMMSE guidelines, if an item cannot be modified or adjusted then the item is omitted, reducing the maximum obtainable score from 30 (Molloy et al.1991a). The formula ((Actual score x 30)/Maximum obtainable score) is used to readjust the score to be comparable with unadjusted scores. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference documents: | Molloy D, Alemayehy E, Roberts R 1991a. Reliability of a standardized Mini-Mental State Examination compared with the traditional Mini-Mental state Examination. American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 14:102-105. Molloy D, Alemayehy E, Roberts R 1991b. The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination tool, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Australia. Viewed 4 September 2014, https://www.ihpa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net636/f/publications/smmse-tool-v2.pdf. Molloy D, Alemayehy E, Roberts R 1991c. The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination guidelines, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Australia. Viewed 4 September 2014, https://www.ihpa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net636/f/publications/smmse-guidelines-v2.pdf.
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| Guide for use: | This data element is used to report a score for one of the 12 items that comprise the Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination tool. It should be reported in an array of 12 to enable to gain a full SMMSE assessment score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—level of cognitive ability, Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination assessment code N
Has been superseded by Person—level of cognitive ability, Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination item score code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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