title: Adolescent performance on the Allen Cognitive Levels Screen.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to provide information regarding the validity of using the Allen Cognitive Levels Screen (ACL-90 version) by comparing functional cognitive performance between adolescents living in the community and adolescents residing in mental health facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-three adolescents were assessed using the ACL-90: 32 adolescents living in the community, and 28 adolescents residing in residential mental health facilities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using a one-tailed t test, performance scores for adolescents residing in the community were statistically higher than those for adolescents living in residential mental health facilities (t(34) = 4.3, p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests the validity of the ACL-90 as an assessment to use for screening the cognitive functional performance of adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Therapy Program, Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia, USA. nguyensloan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sloane Nguyen
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gargiullo
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brayman
authors.forename: Jodi Coppage
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kinsey
authors.forename: Hope Carroll
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shotwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity