title: Test your memory-Turkish version (TYM-TR): reliability and validity study of a cognitive screening test.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The test your memory (TYM) is reported to be a sensitive cognitive function assessment scale for people with dementia. The aim of the present study was to investigate the reliability and validity of an adapted Turkish version of the TYM (TYM-TR) among Turkish dementia patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The TYM-TR was given to 59 patients with dementia aged 60+ and 336 normal controls aged 23-75+. The diagnostic utility of the TYM-TR was compared with that of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) to validate it.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency of the TYM-TR was a = 0.85. The test-retest reliability was 0.97 (P < 0.001). The TYM-TR showed a statistically significant correlation with MMSE; r (57) = 0.628 P < 0.001. The TYM-TR distinguished dementia patients from controls (AUC = 0.994). A cut-off point of 34 was optimal for detecting dementia with a sensitivity of 96.61% and a specificity of 96.13% [95% CI (0.981-0.999)].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Turkish version of the TYM was found to have good reliability and validity to distinguish dementia in the Turkish population.
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maviş
authors.forename: Belgin Demet
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Özbabalik Adapinar
authors.forename: Çinar
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Yenilmez
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Olgun
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult