title: Validity and utility of the ADAS-L for measurement of cognitive and functional impairment in geriatric schizophrenic inpatients.
abstract: This study examined the usefulness of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Late Version (ADAS-L) for assessing cognitive and behavioral impairment in geriatric schizophrenic patients. Subjects were 339 geriatric schizophrenic inpatients. Discriminant function analyses compared the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) with the ADAS-L as independent variables predicting the level of impairment on the criterion measure, the Clinical Dementia Rating. The ADAS-L surpassed the MMSE at correctly distinguishing severe to profound impairment; the MMSE was superior for identifying absent or questionable impairment. Findings provide evidence for the concurrent validity of the ADAS-L as an instrument for measuring impairment in geriatric schizophrenic inpatients.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kincaid
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parrella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Putnam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Powchik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mohs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology