Estimating premorbid WAIS-R intelligence in the elderly: an extension and cross validation of new regression equations.
Recently developed equations that combine WAIS-R subtests and demographic information to estimate premorbid intelligence were evaluated in persons 75 years and older. The equations underestimated the obtained IQs of elderly persons. Therefore, new equations were developed using the old age WAIS-R standardization sample. The new equations cross-validated well and demonstrated adequate ability to detect possible intellectual deterioration in a brain damaged sample. The demographic formulas of Barona, Reynolds, and Chastain worked as well as the new equations in suggesting possible deterioration in a sample of elderly persons with chronic and diffuse cognitive impairment.
Paolo
A M
AM
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160, USA.
Ryan
J J
JJ
Tröster
A I
AI
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results