USE OF THE VISUAL FORM DISCRIMINATION TEST WITH GERIATRIC URBAN MEDICAL INPATIENTS

被引：6

作者：

LICHTENBERG, PA

MILLIS, SR

NANNA, M

机构：

[1] REHABIL INST MICHIGAN,DEPT PSYCHOL,DETROIT,MI 48201

[2] WAYNE STATE UNIV,DETROIT,MI 48202

来源：

CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST | 1994年 / 8卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1080/13854049408402048

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The suitability of Benton's Visual Form Discrimination Test (VFD) for detecting cognitive dysfunction among urban geriatric medical inpatients was investigated in a pilot study of 61 patients. Significantly higher VFD scores were found in a group of cognitively intact subjects than were found in a group of demented subjects. Both groups, however, demonstrated lower mean scores than were reported in the original normative sample. At the 90% and 80% specificity levels, sensitivity levels of 67% and 74% were found respectively. The VFD appears to be a promising tool for assessing cognitive functioning in geriatric medical patients.

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页码：462 / 465

页数：4