title: RBANS index discrepancies: base rates for older adults.
abstract: The present study expands upon the data available in the manual of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, by providing base rate data on Index discrepancies that are organized by general level of ability and include both age and education corrections. The data presented are based on the performances of a sample of 718 community dwelling older adults. These findings offer the possibility of increased sensitivity at detecting clinically significant differences that might not be identified when relying on base rate data from a greater age range. Similarly, these data highlight the mediating effects of the global level of cognitive functioning on discrepancy scores.
authors.affiliation: University at Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Patton-Psychology@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Doyle E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.forename: Mike R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Schoenberg
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mold
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Russell L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index