The CDR (Clinical Dementia Rating), MMSE-KC (the Mini-Mental Status Examination-Korean version), and SGDS-K (the Korean version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form) were measured in the subjects.
The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) [ 17] and Mini-Mental Status Examination-Korean version (MMSE-KC) were used [ 18].
We performed pollutant-specific exposure response analyses using mixed models that included random effects for each participant across the clinical examinations (SAS, version 9.2; SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA).
In stage one an early version of QUAD was developed following an examination of previous versions of the DISC scale [ 6, 18] and on further work by our group examining areas of life where discrimination may be personally experienced not covered in the DISC [ 19, 20].
Through scrutiny of abstracts, almost a third appeared eligible for inclusion; after examination of full versions, 140 were included.
AD: Advance directive; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DFG: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ECOGG: Eastern cooperative oncology group; HADS-D: Hospital anxiety and depression scale – German version; MIDOS: Minimal documentation system; MMST-D: Mini mental state examination - German version; HOPE: Hospice and palliative care evaluation.
A commentator labeled Perky Pundit called Henein's cross examination "a sophisticated version of slut shaming".
MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, four item version.
In this respect, the inclusion criteria for participating in the study were a score over cut-off value of 24 in the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Italian version [ 19] in order to obtain a minimum intellective level allowing the administration of the tests.
The assessments included the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE), the Chinese version of Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (CDRS), and the Personal Well-being Index (PWI), which will be described later.
