title: [Psychological diagnosis in elderly patients with behavioral disorders. A study of the contribution of psychological tests to multidisciplinary diagnosis].
abstract: In this study the relation between three kinds of diagnostic data and the eventual referral advice to a psychogeriatric nursing-home is investigated. It concerns the results of behaviour observation according to the BOP (a Dutch geriatric rating scale), psychological test scores and social-biographical data. The emphasis is on the evaluation of the tests. The research sample consists of 63 aged observation or day-care patients. The results of a multiple regression-analysis indicate that the BOP-scores have the highest predictive value for the referral advice. The psychological tests hardly add anything to this. However, as a group on their own, the tests explain a reasonable part of the variance in the advice. This result, added to the high correlations between test- and BOP-scores, indicates the value of psychological testing, especially when observation data are lacking. Finally, suggestions are made for further studies in this area.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012044:Regression Analysis
vernacular_title: Psychologische diagnostiek bij gedragsgestoorde bejaarden. Een onderzoek naar de bijdrage van psychologische tests aan multidisciplinaire diagnostiek.