TABLE 2.  Outcome measures used in two or more

clinical treatment trials of vasodilators in senile

dementias conducted prior to 1979 a

Measure

Times used

Psychological tests

 

Wechsler Adult intelligence Scale

10

Raven’s Progressive Matrices

5

Bender - Gestalt

4

Babcock Sentence Completion

2

Critical Flicker Fusion

2

 

 

Behavioral ratings

 

Sandoz Clinical Assessment - Geriatric

5

Mental Status Check List

5

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

3

Crichton Royal Behavior Rating Scale

2

Nurses’ Observation Scale for Inpatient

 

Evaluation

2

   a Adapted from ref. 67, with permission.

 

 

 

 

published 2000