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Does the National Adult Reading Test hold in dementia?
Author(s) -
O'Carroll R. E.,
Baikie E. M.,
Whittick J. E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1987.tb01367.x
Subject(s) - psychology , dementia , test (biology) , neuropsychological test , reading (process) , neuropsychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , gerontology , audiology , cognition , medicine , paleontology , disease , pathology , political science , law , biology
Thirty elderly subjects with a clinical diagnosis of dementia were assessed using a neuropsychological test battery and were retested one year later. No significant deterioration in performance on the National Adult Reading Test (NART) was observed. A significant deterioration was noted in performance on the Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale synonym section (MHVS). Expected significant decrements in Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly (CAPE) Information/Orientation and Physical disability scales were observed. The data provide supportive evidence for the view that performance on the NART remains relatively unaffected by the dementing process.