Akathisia in Adults with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disability: A Psychometric Study of the MEDS and ARMS

Autor/inn/en	Garcia, Mark J.; Matson, Johnny L.
Titel	Akathisia in Adults with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disability: A Psychometric Study of the MEDS and ARMS
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 33 (2008) 2, S.171-176 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
Schlagwörter	Severe Mental Retardation; Adults; Motor Reactions; Psychometrics; Measures (Individuals); Drug Use; Item Analysis; Control Groups; Identification; Interrater Reliability; Validity; Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Messdaten; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Itemanalyse; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Interrater-Reliabilität; Gültigkeit
Abstract	Background: This study assessed the psychometrics of two measures--the "Matson Evaluation of Drug Side-effects" (MEDS) and the "Akathisia Ratings of Movement Scale" (ARMS)--and examined the symptom profile of akathisia in a sample of people with intellectual disability (ID). Method: Sixty-six participants formed three groups of 22 individuals, matched on age, race, sex, and level of ID. The sample comprised Group 1: individuals with no antipsychotic drug use and no diagnosis of akathisia ("control group"); Group 2: individuals taking antipsychotics and with no diagnosis of akathisia ("no akathisia group"); and Group 3: individuals taking antipsychotics and with a diagnosis of akathisia ("akathisia group"). Results: Both measures indicated the presence of akathisia in those individuals with a diagnosis of akathisia, while the two groups without a diagnosis of akathisia did not qualify for a diagnosis of akathisia on either scale. Interestingly, item analysis of the MEDS and ARMS tended to identify different symptoms of akathisia and were moderately correlated. Conclusions: The data appear to suggest that both measures have merit, that they are complementary, and that they should be used together when assessing akathisia in individuals with ID. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10