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The clinical use of a modified WAIS procedure in a geriatric population
Author(s) -
Cargnello Juan C.,
Gurekas Richard
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198703)43:2<286::aid-jclp2270430222>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , population , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , medicine , environmental health
The clinical utility of a modified WAIS procedure (WAIS‐M) in a male geriatric population was examined in a retrospective study. The WAIS records of 41 hospitalized war veternas (ages 55 to 82) were rescored in accordance with the WAIS‐M procedure suggested by Vincent (1979). Results were evaluated according to Resnick and Entin's (1971) three validation criteria. Correlation with standard WAIS FSIQ was significantly high (.996), which satisfied the first criterion. A high degree of congruence with the WAIS (97.6%) was found in classifying subjects within Wechsler's intelligence category scheme, which satisfied the third criterion. The second criterion was not met due to the finding of significant mean differences. Despite this, the clinical value of the WAIS‐M in a geriatric population was demonstrated. Suggestions for its applicability are presented.