title: Sensitivity of the semantic fluency subtest of the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status.
abstract: This study examined the concurrent validity of the Semantic Fluency subtest of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. Performance by cognitively impaired vs nonimpaired neurological patients was examined in relation to the performance of these groups on the Controlled Oral Word Association Test. Analyses indicated these tests are largely equivalent with respect to both sensitivity to neurocognitive dysfunction and discrimination of cognitively impaired from nonimpaired neurological patients. Findings support the psychometric validity of the Semantic Fluency subtest in the evaluation of brain dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Development Department, INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73109, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Gontkovsky
authors.forename: Kelli L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: McSwan
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012660:Semantics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires