The bims (brief interview for mental status) calculator works out bims score from how many words were repeated correctly?, ask the resident what year it is right now and report their answer, ask the resident what month we are in at the moment and report their answer, ask the resident what day of the week it is today and report their response, able to recall “sock”?, able to recall “blue”?, able to recall “bed”? and one way. Enter what you have and the relationship is applied straight away, so you get the answer without working through the algebra yourself.
What Is the BIMS (brief Interview for Mental Status) Calculator?
The bims (brief interview for mental status) calculator gives you an estimate of bims score based on how many words were repeated correctly?, ask the resident what year it is right now and report their answer, ask the resident what month we are in at the moment and report their answer, ask the resident what day of the week it is today and report their response, able to recall “sock”?, able to recall “blue”?, able to recall “bed”? and one way.
It is a quick reference figure rather than a diagnosis, and it is most useful for tracking how a number moves over time rather than for interpreting a single reading.
How the BIMS (brief Interview for Mental Status) Estimate Is Worked Out
The calculation follows published reference relationships, so it is a reasonable approximation when the inputs are accurate. It assumes an average adult and does not account for individual variation.
If you are comparing two people, or the same person over a period of weeks, keep the method and the inputs identical. A change in the method can easily look like a change in the person.
What This Calculator Does Not Do
It does not diagnose anything, and it does not replace advice from a clinician. If a figure comes out at an extreme, or if it differs sharply from what you expect, that is a reason to speak to a professional rather than to adjust the inputs.
Nothing you type here is stored or sent anywhere. The whole calculation happens in your browser.
A Worked Example
Working through an example, with how many words were repeated correctly? set to 0, ask the resident what year it is right now and report their answer set to 0, ask the resident what month we are in at the moment and report their answer set to 0, the calculator returns bims score of 0. Substitute your own figures and the same steps produce the same kind of answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to work out bims score?
Enter how many words were repeated correctly?, ask the resident what year it is right now and report their answer, ask the resident what month we are in at the moment and report their answer, ask the resident what day of the week it is today and report their response, able to recall “sock”?, able to recall “blue”?, able to recall “bed”? and one way. The calculator then works through the relationship and reports bims score.
What does the bims (brief interview for mental status) actually calculate?
It takes how many words were repeated correctly?, ask the resident what year it is right now and report their answer, ask the resident what month we are in at the moment and report their answer, ask the resident what day of the week it is today and report their response, able to recall “sock”?, able to recall “blue”?, able to recall “bed”? and one way and converts them into bims score using the standard relationship for this problem. Each step is applied in turn, so every output is traceable back to the numbers you typed in.
How should I enter how many words were repeated correctly??
Use the value you actually have, in the unit shown next to the field. Enter every value in the same unit system. The calculator assumes the figures you supply are consistent, so it cannot correct a mistake that happens before the calculation starts.
Is the answer exact?
It is as exact as the formula and the inputs allow. The method itself is the standard one for this problem, so the only sources of error are the figures you enter and the precision you ask for.
Do I have to fill in every field?
Only the fields a particular result depends on. If you leave one blank, the results that need it simply show a note instead of a number, and everything else still works.