Sensitivity of the Semantic Fluency Subtest of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status

Abstract

This study examined the concurrent validity of the Semantic Fluency subtest of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. Performance by cognitively impaired vs nonimpaired neurological patients was examined in relation to the performance of these groups on the Controlled Oral Word Association Test. Analyses indicated these tests are largely equivalent with respect to both sensitivity to neurocognitive dysfunction and discrimination of cognitively impaired from nonimpaired neurological patients. Findings support the psychometric validity of the Semantic Fluency subtest in the evaluation of brain dysfunction.

Sensitivity of the RBANS to acute traumatic brain injury and length of post-traumatic amnesia

“…These findings add to the current literature on the RBANS, finding evidence of its usefulness in assessing patients within an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. While the RBANS has previously been shown to be sensitive to dementia [2,3], schizophrenia [17], post-acute (i.e. 10 months) acquired brain injury [18] and post-acute (i.e.…”

“…The RBANS has been shown to be just as good as the Dementia Rating Scale at diagnosing dementia [2,3].…”

Cognitive Profiles Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries: Predictors and Relations With Psychological Well-being

“…A number of studies indicate the interpretability and clinical utility of individual subtests on the RBANS, independent of index or total scores. [33][34][35] Subtests were administered and scored as outlined in the RBANS manual. Normative information provided in the appendices was used to calculate age-corrected scaled and cumulative percentage scores.…”

Effort in acute traumatic brain injury: Considering more than pass/fail.

“…The RBANS is a battery of 12 subtests originally designed to screen for dementia. The RBANS has been used with various patient populations, including dementia (Beatty et al, 2003; Beglinger et al, 2010; Gontkovsky, McSwan, & Scott, 2002; Stellton, 2006), stroke (Holbrook & Skilbeck, 1983; Keith, Granger, Hamilton, & Sherwin, 1987; Larson, Kirschner, Bode, Heinemann, & Goodman, 2005; Wilde, 2006, 2010), schizophrenia (Gold, Queern, Iannone, & Buchanan, 1999; Hobart, Goldberg, Bartko, & Gold, 1999; Wilk et al, 2004), multiple sclerosis (Aupperle, Beatty, Shelton Fde, & Gontkovsky, 2002), end-stage liver disease (Mooney et al, 2007; Sorrell, Zolnikov, Sharma, & Jinnai, 2006), and TBI (McKay, Casey, Wertheimer, & Fichtenberg, 2007; Mc-Kay, Wertheimer, Fichtenberg, & Casey, 2008). In the acute rehabilitation setting, the RBANS is particularly useful given its brevity as well as its alternate forms, allowing for the assessment of change over time.…”