Reliability and validity of the 'Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State' (MEAMS) among hospitalized elderly in Israel as a predictor of functional potential

A. Yaretzky, O. Lif-Kimchi, B. Finkeltov, H. Karpin, T. Turani-Feldman, Y. Shaked-Bregman, L. Peleg, J. Feldman, D. Spiegel, N. Weinblatt

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Abstract

This study of Hebrew speaking Israelis (n = 77) found that the MEAMS had internal reliability (Cronbach alpha =. 75) and parallel form reliability (r =. 71). Validity was examined by correlaing the MEAMS to established tests such as the MMSE (r =. 64) and Clock Completion Test (r = -.53) and Functional Independent Measure (r =. 35). The MEAMS correlated with demographic variables (age r = -.38, education r =. 24).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-98
Number of pages8
JournalClinical Gerontologist
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Cognition
  • Cognitive assessment
  • Elderly rehabilitation
  • MEAMS

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