stanarize mini-mental state eaminatin smmse：标准化简易精神状态检查smmse.pdf

Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) DIRECTION S FOR ADM IN ISTRATION OF THE SM M SE 1. Before the questionnaire is administered, try to get the person to sit down facing you. 5. The following equipment is required to administer the instrument: A watch, a pencil, Assess the peron’s ability to hear and understand very simple conversation, e.g. What Page 2 of this SMMSE with CLOSE YOUR EYES written in large letters and two five- is your name? If the person uses hearing or visual aids, provide these before starting. sided figures intersecting to make a four-sided figure, and Page 3, a blank piece 2. Introduce yourself and try to get the person’s confidence. Before you begin, get the of paper. person’s permission to ask questions, e.g. Would it be all right to ask you same ques- 6. If the person answers What did you say?, do not explain or engage in conversation. tions about your memory? This helps to avoid catastrophic reactions. Merely repeat the same directions a maximum of three times. 3. Ask each question a maximum of three times. If the subject does not respond, score 0. 7. If the person interrupts (e.g. What is this for?), just reply: I will explain in a few