Neuropsychological test performance and employment status in patients referred for assessment.
A summary index of neuropsychological impairment (mean Luria-Nebraska T score), along with age, education, and presence/absence of confirmed brain disease, was used to predict employment status (working/not working). Subjects were 50 patients referred for neuropsychological assessment of confirmed or suspected brain damage. The Luria-Nebraska index contributed about 8% of explained variance independently of the other predictors. The joint validity was about 29% of criterion variance. This is related to issues in the use of neuropsychological data to predict functional variables.
Heinrichs
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Department of Psychology, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada.
D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008182:Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology