[The reliability of the Danish translation of the Gottfires-Bråne-Steen scale]

The Gottfries-Bråne-Steen scale (GBS) is assessed for use in evaluating functional deficiencies in demented persons. The scale is translated into different languages, and reliability studies have been published from Sweden and Norway. This investigation is a reliability study of the Danish version. Fourty-nine patients were rated by several independent raters from the staff at the same time. Preceding this, all raters had been video-trained in the use of the scale. The results show that the scale has sufficient and satisfactory inter-rater reliability. It is concluded that the Danish version of the GBS-scale is also a useful tool for evaluating dementia processes and therapeutic measures.