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Doors and People — an exploration of validity in older people
Author(s)	Lucy S Birch
Journal title	FPOP Newsletter, no 122, January 2013
Publisher	British Psychological Society, January 2013
Pages	pp 87-90
Source	www.bps.org.uk
Keywords	Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Performance.
Annotation	The Doors and People battery was designed to be a sensitive memory assessment battery across the spectrum of memory functioning, including dementia. The viability of the battery was explored in routine clinical practice with older adults with subjective memory complaints. Participants' standard scores were compared with standard scores on other memory tests. Standard scores on Doors and People recall tests were lower than the same people's standards score on comparison recall memory tests. Recognition test scores did not show this effect. Although the results raise doubts about the validity of Doors and People for assessing memory recall with older people, the reliability of the results is questionable given the limitations of the methods used. However, it is hoped that this paper serves to promote discussion and further investigation of neuropsychological assessment measures within services. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130322221 A
Classmark	E4: EA: DB: DA:4C: 5H
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