From: Item response theory analysis of cognitive tests in people with dementia: a systematic review
 | Ashford et al.[46] (MMSE) | Gibbons et al.[48] UK (MMSE) | Gibbons et al.[48] US (MMSE) | Mungas and Reed[1] (BIMCT/MMSE) |
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Truncated above upper limit | Recall: tree | No ifs ands or buts | Â | Â |
Recall: flag | Recall nouns | |||
1st quartile (most difficult) | Serial sevens: subtraction 5 | Orientation to date | Orientation to date | Recall ‘42’ (BIMCT) |
Serial sevens: subtraction 3 | Verbal directions | No ifs ands or buts | Recall ‘Market Street’ (BIMCT) | |
Orientation to date | Intersecting pentagons | Intersecting pentagons | Recall ‘John’ (BIMCT) | |
Recall: Ball | Serial sevens | Serial sevens | Recall ‘Chicago’ (BIMCT) | |
Recall ‘Brown’ (BIMCT) | ||||
2nd quartile | Serial sevens: subtraction 4 | Orientation to year | Recall nouns | Orientation to year (BIMCT/MMSE) |
Serial sevens: subtraction 2 | Orientation to county/streets | Orientation to day | Orientation to month (BIMCT/MMSE) | |
Orientation to day | Orientation to day | Orientation to year | Age (BIMCT) | |
Orientation to county | Orientation to month | Orientation to season | ||
Orientation to month | Â | Orientation to month | ||
Serial sevens: subtraction 1 | Â | Orientation to county/streets | ||
Orientation to year | ||||
Orientation to season | ||||
Orientation to place | ||||
Orientation to floor | ||||
3rd quartile | Orientation to city | Orientation to state/county | Orientation to address | Orientation to state (MMSE) |
Intersecting pentagons | Write sentence | Verbal directions | Type of work (BIMCT) | |
Orientation to state | Orientation to | Write sentence | Count forward (BIMCT) | |
Write sentence | Season | Orientation to place | Name watch (MMSE) | |
No ifs ands or buts | Orientation to Address | Orientation to city | ||
Name watch | ||||
Verbal directions: paper-on floor | ||||
4th quartile (least difficult) | Close eyes | Repeat nouns | Orientation to state | Place of birth (BIMCT) |
Repeat: flag | Orientation to city/town/village | Close eyes | Name pencil (MMSE) | |
Name pencil | Orientation to room | Name objects | Name (BIMCT) | |
Repeat: ball | ||||
Repeat: tree | ||||
Verbal directions: paper-take in right hand | ||||
Verbal directions: paper-fold in half | ||||
Truncated below 0 | Â | Close eyes | Repeat nouns | Â |
Name objects |