Reliability and validity study of Silver's test for Hong Kong-Chinese with dementia.

There has been great concern regarding the functional and cognitive abilities of elderly people in performing activities of daily living. 'Silver's test' has been widely used to assess the abilities and mental functions of the aging population in Hong Kong. The purpose of this study was to establish the validity and reliability of a Chinese version of Silver's test (CVST) for Hong Kong-Chinese with dementia.