title: The Glasgow Assessment Schedule: clinical and research assessment of head injury outcome.
abstract: A new rating instrument, the Glasgow Assessment Schedule (GAS), is described for the evaluation of head injury outcome. The instrument, which has been used in samples of head-injured men, provides for a comprehensive assessment, and can distinguish mildly and severely injured patients and rate change over time. Inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity with a global rating scale has been found to be satisfactory. It is expected that the GAS will mainly be of use in clinical and research settings in which longer-term management is envisaged.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors