Patterns of psychological test use in Hong Kong.

Tsoi, Mona M.; Sundberg, Norman D.

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.20.4.248

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“…Although the CCTT is purported to measure several neuropsychological domains, including attention and cognitive flexibility, little is known about its factorial validity when employed with clinical samples. Therefore, despite the fact that surveys conducted over the last three decades in several continents indicate that trail-making tests continue to be one of the most widely used measures of neuropsychological assessment (Bassa & Schlebusch, 1984;Butler, Retzlaff, & Vanderploeg, 1991;Rabin, Barr, & Burton, 2005;Tsoi & Sundberg, 1989), and the increased worldwide attention and usage of the CCTT (Baron, 2004;Mok et al, 2008;Strauss, Sherman, & Spreen, 2006), few studies have investigated its psychometric properties with clinical, pediatric populations (cf. Strauss et al, 2006).…”

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Children's Color Trails Test 1 & 2: Test–Retest Reliability and Factorial Validity

Llorente

Voigt

Williams

et al. 2009

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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This investigation examined the test-retest reliability and the factorial validity of the Children's Color Trails Test 1 & 2 (CCTT) using two distinct and independent studies and their respective research samples. The reliability of the CCTT was evaluated in a study with 6-12-year-old children (n = 54) strictly selected and diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder from an interventional protocol using test-retest coefficients at 8- and 16-week time intervals. Factorial validity was investigated using groups of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) (n = 137), children with other types of trauma than brain or head injury (Other Injury) (n = 132), and healthy controls (n = 114) from a protocol assessing the neuropsychological sequelae of traumatic brain injury. The results revealed completion time test-retest reliability in the moderate range, which may be considered modest (r(tt) =.46-.68) in this sample of children with ADHD. Interference reliability coefficients were greater and in the moderate-high range (r(tt) =.75-.78). Factorial analytic results revealed a three-factor structure solution for all three groups (TBI, Other Injury, and controls). As a result of CCTT's factorial loadings, Factor 1 was labeled speed of perceptual tracking and susceptibility to interference, Factor 2 was labeled inattention and impulsivity, and Factor 3 was labeled simple inattention. Relative limitations and strengths associated with this investigation including practice effects associated with repeated CCTT administrations also were addressed within the context of the extant findings and existing trail-making test literature.

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Children's Color Trails Test 1 & 2: Test–Retest Reliability and Factorial Validity

Llorente

Voigt

Williams

et al. 2009

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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“…Surveys conducted over the last three decades in several continents indicate that trail making tests continue to be one of the most widely used measures of neuropsychological assessment (Bassa & Schlebusch, 1984;Butler, Retzlaff, & Vanderploeg, 1991;Rabin, Barr, & Burton, 2005;Tsoi & Sundberg, 1989), particularly to evaluate symptoms of inattention and impaired focus in patients suspected of having impediments in executive dysfunction associated with extant neuropathology. Although several versions of the trail making tests are available, including measures in auditory and orthographic formats (cf., Spreen & Strauss, 1998), two frequently used procedures are the visual Trail Making Test A and B (TMT) and Color Trails Test 1 and 2 (CTT), both of which have separate children's versions.…”

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The Impact of Language on the Equivalence of Trail Making Tests: Findings from Three Pediatric Cohorts with Different Language Dominance

Mok

Tsang

Lee

et al. 2008

Applied Neuropsychology

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The effect of different language backgrounds on performance and the functional equivalence of trail making tests were examined. The children's version of the Trail Making Test A and B (TMT) and the Children's Color Trails Test 1 and 2 (CCTT) were employed with right-handed (n = 79) participants. Children were classified into three groups according to language proficiency: Chinese dominant (CDL), Chinese-English bilinguals (CEB), and English dominant (EDL). In general, the CDL group exhibited the best performance on Children's Color Trails 1 and 2 and Trail Making Test A and B. In examining the functional equivalence of TMT and CCTT, both tests were influenced by language background and intelligence but not gender. The results suggest that language backgrounds do exert a modest effect on trail making tests and that diverging executive demands on CCTT 2 versus TMT B may impact their functional equivalence with different groups of participants. Therefore, caution should be exercised when comparing or replacing CCTT with TMT in children from different and diverging language backgrounds.

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“…Similar investigations have been carried out in Hong Kong (Tsoi & Sundberg, 1989), and South Africa (Bassa & Schlebusch, 1984). These studies represent published work conducted over the last 20 years on test use in clinical neuropsychology.…”

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Which tests do neuropsychologists use?

Sullivan

Bowden

1997

J. Clin. Psychol.

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A nationwide survey of accredited neuropsychologists in Australia was conducted to examine test use. Clinicians were asked to list the tests they give most often. Results are expressed as endorsement frequencies for tests. Comparisons with international surveys of test use are provided. Suggestions for clinicians and others concerned with test use are included to demonstrate how survey results can be used to improve neuropsychological services.

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Patterns of psychological test use in Hong Kong.

Cited by 16 publications

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Children's Color Trails Test 1 & 2: Test–Retest Reliability and Factorial Validity

Children's Color Trails Test 1 & 2: Test–Retest Reliability and Factorial Validity

The Impact of Language on the Equivalence of Trail Making Tests: Findings from Three Pediatric Cohorts with Different Language Dominance

Which tests do neuropsychologists use?

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