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The SLUMS is scored on a scale of 1 to 30, with higher scores being associated with greater functional ability, and lower scores associated with greater cognitive impairment. [5] Scoring is dependent on an individual's education level, with higher scores expected for individuals who have received a high school education. [3]
Any score of 24 or more (out of 30) indicates a normal cognition. Below this, scores can indicate severe (≤9 points), moderate (10–18 points) or mild (19–23 points) cognitive impairment. The raw score may also need to be corrected for educational attainment and age. [ 23 ]
In the UK, the Royal College of Physicians developed the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in 2012 to replace local or regional scores. [16] [17] [18] The NEWS score is the largest national EWS effort to date and has been adopted by some international healthcare services. [1] A second version of the score was introduced in 2017.
The Brain Care Score could help you better care for your brain to prevent dementia and stroke later in life, a new study has found. ... dementia tends to progress more slowly — meaning ...
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. ... go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern ...
A recent meta-analytic study [13] showed that the lowest SIMS scores are obtained in a group of normal volunteers, somewhat higher SIMS scores are obtained from persons with mild symptoms from car accidents, and the highest SIMS scores are those from patients injured more severely in high impact car accidents and also by malingerers.
19th century slum, London. It is thought [16] that slum is a British slang word from the East End of London meaning "room", which evolved to "back slum" around 1845 meaning 'back alley, street of poor people.'
For the capital's thousands of firefighters, the slums are sprawling, unregulated tinderboxes. By Enrique de Castro MANILA (Reuters) - One scorching afternoon this month, inhabitants of a slum in ...