Network analysis of the structure and change in the mini-mental state examination: a nationally representative sample.
Anat RotsteinPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2020)
Network analysis of the MMSE showed that the measure consisted of a single entity of cognitive functioning irrespective of time. Orientation items were repeatedly identified as most central. Longitudinal changes of the network were evident in increased negative associations between selected cognitive components after 4 years of follow-up. These changes may be explained by neuro-cognitive compensation processes.