Formal education, health literacy and Mini-Mental State Examination
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| contents | Formal education, health literacy and Mini-Mental State Examination Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki Letícia Lessa Mansur Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart Ricardo Nitrini Medicina Mini TOFHLA Literacy education health literacy The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a widely used screening test for cognitive impairment, but is heavily biased by education. Educational level has frequently been ranked using years of schooling, which may not be a good indirect measure of educational level because there is great heterogeneity in standards of schooling among populations and across regions of the same country. S-TOFHLA is a measure of health literacy with some results indicating that it is a good measure for literacy level. Objective: To evaluate the correlations between years of schooling and scores on the S-TOFHLA and the MMSE. Methods: Healthy subjects without cognitive impairment were submitted to the S-TOFHLA and the MMSE. Correlations and regression analysis were performed to determine possible associations among variables. Results: Both years of schooling and S-TOFHLA scores were strongly correlated with MMSE scores, but the strongest association was reached by the S-TOFHLA (r=0.702, p<0.01), where the S-TOFHLA was the best predictor of MMSE scores (R2=0.494, p<0.001). Conclusions: A stronger association between S-TOFHLA scores and MMSE performance was found than between years of education and MMSE scores. This finding justifies further studies incorporating years of schooling together with S-TOFHLA score, to evaluate cognitive performance. 2011 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529026005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.5 |
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| spellingShingle | Formal education, health literacy and Mini-Mental State Examination Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki Medicina Mini TOFHLA Literacy education health literacy Formal education, health literacy and Mini-Mental State Examination Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki Letícia Lessa Mansur Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart Ricardo Nitrini Medicina Mini TOFHLA Literacy education health literacy The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a widely used screening test for cognitive impairment, but is heavily biased by education. Educational level has frequently been ranked using years of schooling, which may not be a good indirect measure of educational level because there is great heterogeneity in standards of schooling among populations and across regions of the same country. S-TOFHLA is a measure of health literacy with some results indicating that it is a good measure for literacy level. Objective: To evaluate the correlations between years of schooling and scores on the S-TOFHLA and the MMSE. Methods: Healthy subjects without cognitive impairment were submitted to the S-TOFHLA and the MMSE. Correlations and regression analysis were performed to determine possible associations among variables. Results: Both years of schooling and S-TOFHLA scores were strongly correlated with MMSE scores, but the strongest association was reached by the S-TOFHLA (r=0.702, p<0.01), where the S-TOFHLA was the best predictor of MMSE scores (R2=0.494, p<0.001). Conclusions: A stronger association between S-TOFHLA scores and MMSE performance was found than between years of education and MMSE scores. This finding justifies further studies incorporating years of schooling together with S-TOFHLA score, to evaluate cognitive performance. 2011 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529026005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.5 |
| title | Formal education, health literacy and Mini-Mental State Examination |
| topic | Medicina Mini TOFHLA Literacy education health literacy |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529026005 |