Immediate Post-concussion and Cognitive Testing: Ceiling Effects, Reliability, and Implications for Interpretation
Author(s) -
Charles E. Gaudet,
Jeff G. Konin,
David Faust
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archives of clinical neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1873-5843
pISSN - 0887-6177
DOI - 10.1093/arclin/acaa074
Subject(s) - concussion , ceiling effect , intraclass correlation , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , neurocognitive , cognition , ceiling (cloud) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , poison control , medicine , injury prevention , psychiatry , power (physics) , physics , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology , quantum mechanics , meteorology
The most commonly used computerized neurocognitive test in concussion assessment and management, Immediate Post-concussion and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), has demonstrated varying and sometimes concerning levels of test-retest reliability. This study aimed to further examine ImPACT's psychometric qualities and whether ceiling effects may suppress its reliability.
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