[Reliability of the Czech version of the GBS rating scale for dementia syndromes]

By the geriatric evaluation scale GBS for syndromes of dementia in a Czech translation 31 patients of the gerontopsychiatric department were evaluated. The reliability study was implemented by two psychiatrists. The authors compared the results of their own study with results of studies made in other countries. They found a high grade of reliability of the evaluation. They consider the definition of items on the scale and their evaluation practical and suited even for less trained observers or observers with a different training.