Abstract
This study aimed to examine whether the TMT-A can be an effective tool to identify people with dementia. The TMT-A was performed involving 31 elderly inpatients,and we examined the relationship between the MMSE and FIM-C. As the results, a significant correlation was observed between the MMSE and FIM-C. Subjects who required less than 5 minutes for completing the TMT-A scored more than 24 points (cut-off value) on the MMSE, showing that they were not suspected of having dementia. On the other hand,most subjects who required more than 5 minutes on the TMT-A scored less than 23 points on the MMSE, being suspected of having dementia. The results suggest the need to conduct the MMSE for subjects who require more than 5 minutes for completingthe TMT-A. Thus, the TMT-A is an effective screening test to judge the need for implementing the MMSE.
