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We also included brief measures of mental status and mood because prior research has suggested an association between these domains and the occurrence of behavioral problems in older adults in long-term care and other settings [ 21 22 23 24 ] . Thus, at admission, patients were also administered the MMSE and the GDS.
This finding is in line with the literature, which suggests that individuals who have cognitive deficits are at greater risk for exhibiting behavioral problems in long-term and other non-acute settings [ 24 ] . Investigators have found lower MMSE scores at admission predictive of functional decline following acute medical illness and hospitalization [ 26 ] . Additionally, cognitive impairment is associated with the development of delirium during hospitalization, which in turn, can result in a variety of behavioral problems [ 27 ] . However, in these studies, patients usually had cognitive impairment indicative of dementia, whereas the current study suggests that among hospitalized elderly, a MMSE score of less than 27 places a patient at increased risk of behavioral problems.
Of 13 patients with an MMSE greater than 27, only 4 patients (31%) exhibited a behavioral problem during hospitalization.
This study indicates that it is reasonable to convert MMSE to ADAS-cog and predict dependence based on the converted score.
Nevertheless, these data provide a unique opportunity for analyses as information was collected using both the MMSE and ADAS-cog scales, and three measures of dependence.
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