title: Comparability of the standard WCST and WCST-64 in traumatic brain injury.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the comparability of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test short form (WCST-64) to the standard form in a clinical population with documented brain pathology: chronic severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 61 patients at least 1 year after severe TBI living at a large residential rehabilitation facility. The WCST was administered in standard fashion with both the standard and 64-card versions scored. All derived scores with norms were examined. Results indicated that the WCST-64 scores were comparable to the standard version, and assigned impairment levels remained relatively stable. These results suggest the WCST-64 is a valid alternative to the standard version in chronic severe TBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: Kevin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Greve
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sherwin
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis