Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 30, 2014
Last Modified: January 01, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Behavioural Assessment Scale by Ritchie & Ledesert (1991). The Behavioural Assessment Scale assesses the intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors in patients suffering from severe dementia.
Ritchie, K. & Ledesert, B. (1991). The Measurement of Incapacity in the Severly Demented Elderly: The Validation of a Behavioural Assessment Scale. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 6, 217-226.
5 minutes
The script presents 11 surveyPages that cover the 5 subcategories described by Ritchie & Ledesert (1991) • Language - 5 questions, • Social Integration - 5 questions, • Occupation & Orientation - 3 questions, • Physical Independence - 16 questions, • Mobility - 3 questions)
A total score (expressions.BAS_score) is calculated at the end.
File Name: bas_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| checkboxScore | Stores the scoresum of all items presented as checkboxes |
| radioButtonScore | Calculates subtotal scoresum from all radiobutton items |
| basScore | Calculates the totalscore based on all items |
File Name: bas.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) |
| q*_latency | How much time in ms the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |