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PGI memory scale was constructed and standardized in1977 by Dwarka Prasad

and N.N. Wig. The PGI Memory Scale has become a popular memory scale
throughout India and replaced the Boston Memory Scale and Wechsler Memory
Scale at both the premier institutes of psychiatry i.e., National Institute of Mental
Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore and Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.

The PGI Memory Scale (PGIMS) provides a comprehensive and simple scale to
measure verbal and nonverbal memories on the basis of neurological theory; very
short term, short term, and long term memories on the basis of experimental
evidence and remote, recent, and immediate memories on the basis of clinical
practice of evaluation of memory Dimensions measured in the Instrument
It contains 10 sub tests –
1. Remote memory
2. Recent memory
3. Mental balance
4. Attention concentration
5. Delayed recall
6. Immediate recall (sequential reproduction of sentences)
7. Retention for similar pairs
8. Retention for dissimilar pairs
9. Visual retention
10. Recognition
Psychometric Properties
Validity – PGI Memory scale was found to have a correlation of .71 with Boton
Memory Sclare and .85 with the Wechsler memory scale. It also confirmed the 4
hypotheses set to demonstrate its validity.
Quintile norms were developed for the subjects in the age range of 20-45 years for
the 3 education levels (i.e. 0-5 6-9 and 10+ above years of schooling) separately
for each of the ten sub-tests.
Reliability – for this, the test was re-administered on 40 subjects after an interval
of one week. The test re-test reliability ranged between -70 and .84 for organic
psychotic groups, .48 to .84 for neurotic-normal’ group. Split half reliability was
found to be .91 and .83 respectively.

ANALYSIS AND SCORING


Subtest 1 - 1 score for each correct answer. (Maximum possible score - 7)
Subtest 2 - 1 score for each correct answer. (Maximum possible score - 5) Subtest
3 - For the first 2 questions, 3 score if all correct within 15 sec., 2 score if takes
more than 15 secs. and 1 score if 1 mistake or omission. 0 score for 2 or more
mistakes.
For last question, 3 score if all correct within 30 sec., 2 score if it takes longer than
30 secs, 1 score if there is 1 mistake and 0 score if there are 2 or more mistakes.
(Maximum possible score - 9)
For second question, 2-3 digits = 1 score, 4-5 digits = 2 score (1 score for 1 mistake,
0 score for more than 2 mistakes), 6-7 digits = 3 if all correct ( 2 score for 1 mistake
and 0 score for 3 or more mistakes), 8 digits = 4 score (3 score for 1 mistake, 2
score for 2 mistakes and 0 score for 3 or more mistakes). (Total max possible score
= 16)
Subtest 5 - 1 score for each correct. (Total possible score = 10)
Subtest 6 - 1 score for each clause correctly reproduced. (Total possible score = 12)
Subtest 7 - 1 score for each correct pair. (Total possible score = 5)
Subtest 8 - 1 score for each correct reproduction. Maximum of 3 trials. (Total
Possible score = 15)
Subtest 9 - 2 scores for each card 1-3 (Total possible score = 6), 3 scores for card 4
= 3, 4 scores for card 5 = 4. (Total possible score = 13)
Subtest 10 - 1 score for each correct. deduct 1 score for each wrong identification.
(Total possible socre = 10)
Max score = 115

Subtest 4 - For first question, 3-4 digits = 1 score, 5-6 digits = 2 score, (1 score for
mistake), 7-8 digits = 3 score (2 score for 1 mistake and 0 score for more than 2
mistakes). (Maximum possible score = 12)
ADVANTAGES -

• Made without the influence of foreign methods of assessment.


• Based of Indian samples and can be generalized for the same.

DISADVANTAGES - • Too small a sample size for the purpose of

reliability and validity.

• Initially made for those suffering with mental disorders and criticised for
general application

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