Gfeller J D, Horn G J
Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, MO 63103, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 1996 Mar;52(2):191-6. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199603)52:2<191::AID-JCLP10>3.0.CO;2-F.
Comparisons between the East Boston Memory Test (EBMT), a brief verbal memory measure used in epidemiological studies with dementia, selected Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R) subtests, and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were investigated with 23 geriatric patients diagnosed with dementia. Significant correlations between the EBMT and WMS-R verbal subtests were predicted and occurred (r = .42 to .64). A five minute EBMT recall correlated most highly with the WMS-R Logical Memory subtests. The sensitivity of the EBMT in detecting cognitive impairment was investigated and compared with the sensitivity of the MMSE. The EBMT correctly classified 78% of subjects, compared to a 70% correct classification rate with the MMSE. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research directions are discussed.
对23名被诊断患有痴呆症的老年患者进行了研究，比较了东波士顿记忆测试（EBMT，一种用于痴呆症流行病学研究的简短言语记忆测量方法）、韦氏记忆量表修订版（WMS-R）的选定子测试以及简易精神状态检查表（MMSE）。预计并出现了EBMT与WMS-R言语子测试之间的显著相关性（r = 0.42至0.64）。五分钟的EBMT回忆与WMS-R逻辑记忆子测试的相关性最高。研究了EBMT在检测认知障碍方面的敏感性，并与MMSE的敏感性进行了比较。EBMT正确分类了78%的受试者，而MMSE的正确分类率为70%。讨论了这些发现的意义以及对未来研究方向的建议。
