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ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 7, Pages 633-641Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acu042
Keywords
Malingering/symptom validity testing; Geriatric assessment; Cognitive impairment; RBANS
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- School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute
- Research Assistance Program
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The aim of the current study was to compare two embedded measures of effort for the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status (RBANS). Sensitivity and specificity of the Effort Index (EI) and Effort Scale (ES) were compared in a sample of individuals with genuine memory impairment (MI) and individuals coached to simulate MI. Overall, the EI yielded a sensitivity of 0.89 and specificity of 0.41, while the ES yielded a sensitivity of 0.88 and specificity of 0.81. When those in the MI group were separated by level of impairment, the EI was more specific when RBANS Total Scores were in the average or mildly impaired range, and the ES had greater specificity when RBANS Total Scores were in the severely impaired range. These results suggest that the embedded measure should be selected based on the level of impairment on the RBANS.
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