Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Assessing normative cut points through differential item functioning analysis: An example from the adaptation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) for use as a cognitive screening test in Turkey | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access Assessing normative cut points through differential item functioning analysis An example from the adaptation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State MEAMS for use as a cognitive screening test in Turkey Alan Tennant 1 Ayse A Kủẹủkdeveci2 Sehim Kutlay2 and Atilla H Elhan3 Address 1Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease University of Leeds UK 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School of Medicine University of Ankara Turkey and 3Department of Biostatistics School of Medicine University of Ankara Turkey Email Alan Tennant - alantennant@ Ayse A Kủẹủkdeveci - ayse@ Sehim Kutlay - skutlay@ Atilla H Elhan - ahelhan@ Corresponding author Published 23 March 2006 Received 10 November 2005 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4 18 doi l477-7525-4-l8 Accepted 23 March 2006 This article is available from http content 4 l l8 2006 Tennant et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State MEAMS was developed as a screening test to detect cognitive impairment in the elderly. It includes 12 subtests each having a pass score . A series of tasks were undertaken to adapt the measure for use in the adult population in Turkey and to determine the validity of existing cut points for passing subtests given the wide range of educational level in the Turkish population. This study focuses on identifying and validating the scoring system of the MEAMS for Turkish adult population. Methods After the translation procedure 350 normal subjects and l58 acquired brain injury patients were assessed by the .
