Facial recognition test in the elderly: norms, reliability and premorbid estimation.
The Facial Recognition Test (Benton, Hamsher, Varney, & Spreen, 1983; Benton, Sivan, Hamsher, Varney, & Spreen, 1994) was examined in an age-, education- and gender-stratified sample of 346 healthy older adults. Internal consistency reliability estimates were.72 for the Long Form (FRLF),.53 for the Short Form, and.69 for a new short form. Mean FRLF scores did not change over a 1-year interval (p >.5), and the stability estimate was.71 (n = 100). The first of the methods below yielded the highest correlation between estimated and obtained FRLF scores in cross-validation (n = 67): (1) multiple regression based on oral reading and demographics, (2) multiple regression based on age, education and gender, and (3) mean scores by age group.
Christensen
Kathy J
KJ
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. christensen.kathy@minneapolis.va.gov
Riley
Brigid E
BE
Heffernan
Kathryn A
KA
Love
Susan B
SB
McLaughlin Sta  Maria
Mary E
ME
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results