Elements of The Three D's.

3. What level of dementia does a MMSE score of 20-24 points indicate?
6. A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease
11. To be without hope
13. An action directed to preventing illness and promoting health
14. What is the most common form of dementia?
16. If someone has dementia, their confusion and agitation may get worse in the late afternoon and evening. This is known as
18. A factor that causes a person to be particularly susceptible to an unwanted, unpleasant or unhealthy event
19. VaD is an abbreviation for which type of dementia?
21. Difficulty with activities requiring coordination
24. Lack of interest or ability to begin activities.

1. An acute medical condition characterised by confusion, disorientation, restlessness, fear, anxiety and often illusions e.g. hallucinations.
2. What is the maximum point score for the MMSE? ____
4. Another name for the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
5. What level of dementia does a MMSE score of 13-20 points indicate?
7. The MMSE measures _ _ _ _ _ impairment.
8. Inability to recognise something is wrong.
9. A plan of action, agreed between a patient and their health-care providers, which identifies their health care needs, services that are needed, and a list of health goals and a list of specific actions required to achieve them.
10. A gradual and progressive decline in mental processing ability that affects short-term memory, communication, language, judgment, reasoning, and abstract thinking
12. A biologically based illness that affects a person’s thoughts, feelings, behaviour, and even physical health.
15. Unpaid care provided by family, friends, neighbours is called_ _ _ _ _ care. ____
17. Loss of ability to use language, including the ability to speak, understand, read or write.
20. The ability of an adult to make decisions for themselves.
22. Inability to recognise objects by using the senses.
23. An algorithm used to screen for delirium