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Validity of the Orientation Log, relative to the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test
T A Novack1, R N Dowler, B A Bush
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Spain Rehabilitation Center, 35233, USA. Novack@sun.rehabm.uam.edu
Objective:
To establish the validity of the Orientation Log (O-Log) by comparison with the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT).
Design:
Correlation of daily measures of orientation.
Setting:
Acute rehabilitation hospital.
Subjects:
Sixty-eight inpatients receiving rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Primary Measures:
The O-Log and GOAT.
Results:
There was a significant correlation between the GOAT and O-Log (r = .901, P<.001). A cutoff of 25 on the O-Log was found to be comparable with the 75 cutoff on the GOAT. The scales were equivalent in measuring duration of posttraumatic amnesia.
Conclusions:
The O-Log is a valid measure of orientation for people with TBI and offers some advantages in administration over the GOAT.
