PMID- 22691964
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140708
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1550-509X (Electronic)
IS  - 0885-9701 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 6
DP  - 2013 Nov-Dec
TI  - Validation of the Israeli version of the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test for 
      children following acquired brain injury.
PG  - 419-25
LID - 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182585d22 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To further validate the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test for Children 
      (RBMT-C) for use in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). We hypothesized 
      that the RBMT-C could differentiate between children with and without ABI. We 
      also hypothesized that construct validity would be supported by significant 
      correlations with additional cognitive tests. METHOD: A total of 58 children 
      (6-11 years old), comprising 29 children diagnosed as having ABI (15 girls, 14 
      boys) and 29 healthy children (15 girls, 14 boys), participated. Children were 
      administered the RBMT-C and the Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment 
      for Children (DOTCA-Ch). The Functional Independence Measure for Children 
      (WeeFIM) was completed by the staff members. RESULTS: There were significant 
      differences in memory between children with ABI and the healthy children [t (35) 
      = 4.94, P < .00]. Significant correlations were found between memory as measured 
      by the RBMT-C and cognitive status as measured by the DOTCA-Ch, as well as 
      cognitive function scores in the WeeFIM supporting convergent validity. 
      Nonsignificant correlations were found between the motor function scores (WeeFIM) 
      and the memory scores (RBMT-C), supporting divergent validity. CONCLUSIONS: The 
      study results suggest that the RBMT-C can differentiate between children with and 
      without memory difficulties. However, further studies are needed to establish the 
      Israeli version validity.
FAU - Bart, Orit
AU  - Bart O
AD  - Department of Occupational Therapy, Tel-Aviv University, Israel (Dr Bart); and 
      Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel (Ms Sarah and Ms Tzafrir).
FAU - Sarah, Averbuch
AU  - Sarah A
FAU - Tzafrir, Dana
AU  - Tzafrir D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - United States
TA  - J Head Trauma Rehabil
JT  - The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
JID - 8702552
SB  - IM
MH  - Brain Injuries/complications/*rehabilitation
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Israel
MH  - Male
MH  - Memory Disorders/*diagnosis/etiology
EDAT- 2012/06/14 06:00
MHDA- 2014/07/09 06:00
CRDT- 2012/06/14 06:00
PHST- 2012/06/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/06/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/07/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182585d22 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2013 Nov-Dec;28(6):419-25. doi: 
      10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182585d22.