Tobacyk J, Dixon J C, Dixon J S
J Pers Assess. 1983 Dec;47(6):648-55. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4706_11.
Data on a brief mental status schedule (Memory Check) and a behavior rating scale of mental impairment (Functional Behavior Survey) are presented which support the use of these instruments in research and survey work with both community and institutionalized aged. Based on a factorially derived concept of mental competence, the two instruments showed a satisfactory relation to clinical judgment of degree of competence, and also to a composite measure of nine test measures commonly used in assessing mental competence. The sample consisted of 68 community and nursing home residents between the ages of 60 and 80 who ranged from those who were unimpaired to those judged clinically to be grossly mentally impaired.
本文呈现了关于简易精神状态检查表（记忆检查）和精神损害行为评定量表（功能行为调查）的数据，这些数据支持在针对社区和机构养老老年人的研究及调查工作中使用这些工具。基于从因素分析得出的心理能力概念，这两种工具与能力程度的临床判断以及与评估心理能力常用的九项测试指标的综合测量之间都呈现出令人满意的关系。样本包括68名年龄在60至80岁之间的社区居民和养老院居民，涵盖了从无损害到临床判断为严重精神损害的人群。
