title: An introduction to the Ruthven Impairment Assessment (RIA): A stability study.
abstract: The Ruthven Impairment Assessment (RIA) is introduced as a new neurocognitive test for the evaluation of complex attentional, reasoning, and working-memory abilities. It contains 5 subtests and is administered by computer within 15 min. The subtests include measures of simple and complex attention, working memory, sequential reasoning, and problem-solving abilities. A clock is presented on the computer screen and the participant is instructed to use the space bar or a mouse to respond to the test items. Scores include reaction time and accuracy measures. The present study evaluates the stability of the RIA in healthy, normal individuals by repeating the procedure 3 times and comparing performance with analyses of variance (ANOVAs). The ANOVA results with 1 exception were nonsignificant, indicating that the RIA scores are stable in normal individuals and do not fluctuate significantly across testing.
authors.affiliation: a Mental Illness Research, Educational, and Clinical Center , VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , Wichita State University , Wichita , Kansas.
authors.forename: Jibo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: c Preferred Mental Management, Inc. , Wichita , Kansas.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruthven
authors.affiliation: d Research Service, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention; D064368:Healthy Volunteers / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011340:Problem Solving; D011930:Reaction Time; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Assessment; computerized testing; test reliability