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Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) Score Calculator — result sheet
Add the component points of the 15-point Brief Interview for Mental Status structure while keeping the screening result separate from diagnosis.
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Formula and methodology
Formula: BIMS = three-word repetition + year orientation + month orientation + day orientation + three delayed-recall scores; the displayed structure ranges from 0 to 15 points.
The page accepts the scored component outcomes rather than reproducing a live interview. It makes the 15-point addition auditable and describes commonly used score bands without treating a brief screen as a dementia diagnosis.
This result follows the calculator's declared inputs, precision, validation boundaries, and model limits.
Input contract
- Three-word repetition after the first attempt — 4 choices
- Year orientation — 4 choices
- Month orientation — 3 choices
- Day-of-month orientation — 2 choices
- Delayed recall: word 1 — 3 choices
- Delayed recall: word 2 — 3 choices
- Delayed recall: word 3 — 3 choices
Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Three-word repetition after the first attempt | three |
| Year orientation | correct |
| Month orientation | withinFiveDays |
| Day-of-month orientation | correct |
| Delayed recall: word 1 | withoutCue |
| Delayed recall: word 2 | withoutCue |
| Delayed recall: word 3 | withoutCue |
BIMS = 3 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 15 points.
Assumptions and limits
- The component values come from an approved BIMS administration by a trained assessor.
- The first repetition component contributes 0–3 points.
- Year orientation contributes 0–3 points, month orientation 0–2, and day orientation 0–1.
- Each delayed-recall item contributes 0–2 points depending on whether it is not recalled, recalled with a cue, or recalled without a cue.
- The total is limited to the 0–15 structure and does not add observations from another cognitive instrument.
- Common score bands are screening context only and can vary with setting, language, education, sensory status, and administration conditions.
- The calculator does not administer questions, select cue wording, assess delirium, or diagnose cognitive impairment.
- A concerning change in mental status requires prompt clinical assessment rather than online score interpretation.
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