Journal article
The reliability of the brief assessment schedule
AH Mann, D Ames, N Graham, S Weyerer, S Eichhorn, S Platz, J Snowdon, F Hughes, S Ticehurst
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | WILEY | Published : 1989
Abstract
Reliability studies for the Brief Assessment Schedule between raters trained in England, West Germany and Australia have been carried out, as this instrument is now being widely used for assessing psychiatric morbidity among elderly residents in care in several countries. Interrater reliability for the dementia and depression scales for raters from the different countries working in English was high. However, the interlingual (English‐German) reliability for the dementia scale was less satisfactory. Copyright © 1989 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.