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Effect of repeated administration of a neuropsychological battery in the elderly
Author(s) -
Mitrushina Maura,
Satz Paul
Publication year - 1991
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(199111)47:6<790::aid-jclp2270470610>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - psychology , recall , dementia , logical address , neuropsychology , audiology , cognition , differential effects , neuropsychological test , wechsler adult intelligence scale , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease , physical address , pathology , computer science , programming language , overlay
Our study explored the magnitude of practice effect in repeated administration of NP measures that tap different cognitive domains in normal elderly subjects ( N = 122) between ages 57 and 85, who were evaluated over three annual testing probes. Results revealed that WAIS‐R PIQ, serial recall of words, WMS visual memory, and memory for logical passages (immediate and delayed) are likely to improve on the retest due to practice effect in individuals below age 75, whereas test‐retest changes in older people show a different pattern. Implications of age‐specific changes on retest for differential diagnosis of dementia in clinical practice were considered.