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Arvid Skjerve¹, Inger Hilde Nordhus, Knut Engedal

¹Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. arvid.skjerve@olaviken.no

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Gerontology
Cognitive Psychology

Background:

The Seven Minute Screen (7MS) is a brief cognitive screening tool for dementia.
It assesses orientation, memory, visuospatial ability, and language.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the performance on the 7MS in a healthy sample of adults aged 65 and older.
To establish normative data for the 7MS in this demographic.

Main Methods:

66 community-dwelling Norwegian adults aged 65-93 participated.
Participants met modified Mayo Older American Normative Studies criteria.
Mini-Mental State Examination scores ranged from 26-30, indicating normal cognition.

Main Results:

Age, education, and gender had a modest impact on 7MS subtest performance.
Composite 7MS scores correlated with education levels.
Normative data (means, SDs, percentiles) were established for age groups 65-74 and 75+.

Conclusions:

This study provides normative performance data for the 7MS in a healthy older adult population.
These findings can enhance clinical interpretation of 7MS results for dementia screening.