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The Clinical Validity of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in Staging Alzheimer's Dementia
Kathleen A. Shay, MA
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Linda W. Duke, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Thomas Conboy, PhD
Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Lindy E. Harrell, MD
Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Ross Callaway, RN
Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
David G. Folks, MD
Department of Psychiatry University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Considerable heterogeneity exists in the criteria used for the establishment of stages of impairment for patients with dementia. The valid distinction of stages is important both for clinical interpretation and the study of dementia. This study reports on the use of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) in staging dementia. Using a sample of 42 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer-type dementia, DRS performance and a rating of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) were compared with clinical ratings of dementia severity. Total DRS score provides a clinically valid measure of stage of impairment and appeared to provide a better distinction among stages than IADL score. However, use of the IADL score in conjunction with total DRS may improve correspondence with clinical staging over use of the total DRS score alone. Normative data for the DRS are also provided. (J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1991; 4:18-25).
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Vol. 4, No. 1,
18-25 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/089198879100400104
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