title: Validity of the Orientation Log, relative to the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the validity of the Orientation Log (O-Log) by comparison with the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT).
  
  
  METHODS
  Correlation of daily measures of orientation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Acute rehabilitation hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-eight inpatients receiving rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  The O-Log and GOAT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant correlation between the GOAT and O-Log (r = .901, P<.001). A cutoff of 25 on the O-Log was found to be comparable with the 75 cutoff on the GOAT. The scales were equivalent in measuring duration of posttraumatic amnesia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The O-Log is a valid measure of orientation for people with TBI and offers some advantages in administration over the GOAT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Spain Rehabilitation Center, 35233, USA. Novack@sun.rehabm.uam.edu
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Novack
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Dowler
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Glen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009949:Orientation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices