Comparison of the O-Log and GOAT as measures of posttraumatic amnesia.
OBJECTIVE
To compare PTA severity and duration assessments made by Orientation Log (O-Log) and the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT) and the relationship of data yielded by these assessments to rehabilitation outcomes.


METHODS
Retrospective study.


METHODS
O-Log, GOAT, demographic, length of stay, and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) data among 83 inpatient subjects with recent TBI requiring inpatient care were reviewed.


RESULTS
PTA severity and duration as assessed by the O-Log and the GOAT are statistically similar and correlate similarly with rehabilitation LOS and discharge total FIM score. Simple linear regression models suggest that O-Log scores better predict rehabilitation outcomes than GOAT scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the O-Log and GOAT perform similarly as measures of PTA severity and duration, PTA assessments using the O-Log offers better prediction of rehabilitation outcomes. Further study of the O-Log as an alternate assessment of PTA is warranted.
Frey
Kimberly L
KL
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, HealthONE Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Aurora, Colorado 80011, USA. Kim.Frey@uchsc.edu
Rojas
Donald C
DC
Anderson
C Alan
CA
Arciniegas
David B
DB
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome