Validation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) as a cognitive screening test in patients with acquired brain injury in Turkey

Kutlay Ş., KÜÇÜKDEVECİ A. A., ELHAN A. H., Yavuzer G., Tennant A.

DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, vol.29, no.4, pp.315-321, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09638280600756612
  • Journal Name: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.315-321
  • Keywords: Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS), cognitive screening, reliability, validity, Rasch analysis, acquired brain injury patients, STROKE, REHABILITATION, IMPAIRMENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose. Assessment of cognitive impairment with a valid cognitive screening tool is essential in neurorehabilitation. The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Turkish-adapted version of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) among acquired brain injury patients in Turkey.