Clinical Utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in Older, Urban Medical Patients: An Expanded Study
Titel:
Clinical Utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in Older, Urban Medical Patients: An Expanded Study
Auteur:
Yochim, Brian P. Bank, Adam L. Mast, Benjamin T. MacNeill, Susan E. Lichtenberg, Peter A.
Verschenen in:
Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition
Paginering:
Jaargang 10 (2003) nr. 3 pagina's 230-237
Jaar:
2003-09-01
Inhoud:
This study investigated the clinical utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS), using a sample of 138 cognitively intact and 151 cognitively impaired patients at an urban medical center. The 172 young-old patients (ages 60-79) and the 117 older-old patients (ages 80 and above) were predominantly African American elders who had completed significantly less education than had Mattis's normative samples. Results show that, despite lower mean scores in our sample versus Mattis's normative samples, the best cut-off score is nearly identical to Mattis's in the young-old patients, while a lower cut score provided optimal classification for the older-old patients.