Revision of the brief visuospatial memory test: Studies of normal performance, reliability, and validity
Revision of the brief visuospatial memory test: Studies of normal performance, reliability, and validity
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DOI：
10.1037/1040-3590.8.2.145
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发表时间：
1996-06-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Shpritz, B
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作者：
Benedict, RHB;Schretlen, D;Shpritz, B
对可用于临床试验且直接实践效果风险很小的替代形式神经心理学测试的需求不断增加。尽管简短视觉空间记忆测试 (BVMT) 包括六种等效的替代形式，但其管理仅限于立即和 25 分钟延迟的自由回忆试验。我们现在提出 BVMT 的修订版，称为简短视觉空间记忆测试修订版 (BVMT-R)，其中包括三个学习试验、一个 25 分钟延迟回忆试验和一个延迟是/否识别任务。还引入了一种新的评分系统，该系统考虑了测试刺激的位置以及回忆的准确性。使用这些新的管理和评分程序，我们对 261 名神经精神病患者和 456 名正常健康成年人进行了 BVMT-R。结果表明，该测试具有良好的形式信度，并且该测试的结构和标准相关效度得到了使用临床样本的研究的支持。尽管 BVMT-R 并非没有局限性，但该测试的简洁性和替代形式能力使其成为连续神经心理学评估的宝贵工具。
There is an increasing demand for alternate-form neuropsychological tests that can be used in clinical trials with little risk of direct practice effect. Although the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test (BVMT) includes six equivalent alternate forms, its administration is limited to an immediate and 25-min delayed free-recall trial. We now present a revised version of the BVMT called the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R) that includes three learning trials, a 25-min delayed recall trial, and a delayed yes/no recognition task. A new scoring system, which accounts for the location of test stimuli as well as the accuracy of recall, is also introduced. Using these new administration and scoring procedures, we administered the BVMT-R to 261 neuropsychiatric patients and 456 normal healthy adults. The results indicated that the test has excellent interform reliability, and the construct and criterion-related validity of the test were supported in studies using clinical samples. Although the BVMT-R is not without its limitations, the test's brevity and alternate-form capacity make it a valuable instrument for serial neuropsychological assessments.