Internal Reliability and Construct Validity of Clinical Memory Scale in Patients with Parkinson's Disease / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective To study the internal reliability and construct validity of Clinical Memory Scale in patients with Parkinson's dis-ease (PD). Methods 155 PD patients were assessed with Clinical Memory Scale. Results Cronbach'sαof Clinical Memory Scale was 0.772, while split-half reliability coefficient was 0.770. One factor had been extracted with factor analysis, which explained 53.18%of variance, and loaded 5 items. Conclusion Clinical Memory Scale is available for PD patients with acceptable internal reliability and construct validity.

Memory Impairment and Its Related Factors in Patients with Parkinson's Disease / 中国康复理论与实践

@# Objective To study the characteristic of memory impairment and its related factors in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods 155 PD patients were assigned to 4 age groups. Clinical memory scale, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) and Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAMA) were used to assess them. Results The memory quotient (MQ) of PD patients were significantly lower than the norm (P<0.01). The scores of associational learning, direct memory, picture recall and portrait association in each age groups were lower than norm (P<0.05), but nonsense figure recognition (P>0.05). The MQ of PD patients was significantly related with education and depression or anxiety (P<0.01), and was not correlated with age, gender and course of disease (P>0.05). Conclusion The MQ of PD patients are lower especially in associational learning, direct memory, picture recall and portrait association. The MQ of PD patients is correlated with education and depression or anxiety significantly.

Research of memory of closed head injured patients during later recovering period / 中国康复理论与实践

@# ObjectiveTo study memory impairment of closed head injured(CHI) patients during later recovering period. MethodsMemory function was examined in 20 CHI patients and 20 matched healthy controls by Clinical Memory Scale(CMS). ResultsThe scores of 5 sub tests and MQ of CHI group were significant lower than that of control group, the rate of MQ ≤ 79 in CHI patients was significant higher than in controls. Conclusion There are severe memory impairment in CHI patients during later period, the impairment of recall is more serious than that of recognition.

A Comparison of Performances Between Wechsler Memory Scale and Clinical Memory Scale in Traumatic Brain Injured Patients / 中国临床心理学杂志

Objective:To compare performances of Wechsler Memory Scale(WMS)and Clinical Memory Scale(CMS),to explore applicability of WMS and CMS in the different degree traumatic brain injured patients.Methods:206 patients were tested with WMS and 300 with CMS,and completed clinical diagnosis for all,to compare the performances.Results: ①There was no significant differences in the MQ between the two groups in the normal、marginal memory impairment, there were significant differences in the mild memory impairment.②There were remarkable variance between the MQ and the clinical diagnosis,WMS was even more variant.Conclusion:①There is similar outcome between WMS and CMS in the patients with normal、marginal memory impairment,CMS shows more applicable in the patients with more severe mem- ory impairment.②It is not correct to diagnose memory defect degree with MQ without more clinical information.