Ornella Argento1, Audrey Smerbeck2, Valerio Pisani1, Giuseppe Magistrale1, Chiara C Incerti1, Carlo Caltagirone1,3, Ralph H B Benedict4, Ugo Nocentini1,3. 1. a Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit , I.R.C.C.S. "Santa Lucia" Foundation , Rome , Italy. 2. b Psychology Department , Rochester Institute of Technology , New York , NY , USA. 3. c Department of Systems Medicine , University of Rome "Tor Vergata" , Rome , Italy. 4. d School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY) , Buffalo , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R) is one of the most widely used tests for the assessment of learning and memory in the visual/spatial domain. The aim of this study was to use multiple regression to derive normative data for the use of BVMT-R in an Italian population. METHOD: We employed a regression-based norms procedure to maximally utilize a relatively small sample while controlling for a variety of demographic factors in addition to age. Additionally, we used these norms to compare the performance of Italian healthy controls with patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), thereby providing evidence of the method's validity. RESULTS: A total of 200 healthy volunteers and 70 MS patients participated in this study and completed the BVMT-R according to the published procedures. Regression-based norms were generated for the Italian sample and are presented herein. CONCLUSIONS: Using these norms, the performance of the MS patients was found to be significantly worse than that of the controls.
OBJECTIVE: The Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R) is one of the most widely used tests for the assessment of learning and memory in the visual/spatial domain. The aim of this study was to use multiple regression to derive normative data for the use of BVMT-R in an Italian population. METHOD: We employed a regression-based norms procedure to maximally utilize a relatively small sample while controlling for a variety of demographic factors in addition to age. Additionally, we used these norms to compare the performance of Italian healthy controls with patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), thereby providing evidence of the method's validity. RESULTS: A total of 200 healthy volunteers and 70 MSpatients participated in this study and completed the BVMT-R according to the published procedures. Regression-based norms were generated for the Italian sample and are presented herein. CONCLUSIONS: Using these norms, the performance of the MSpatients was found to be significantly worse than that of the controls.
Authors: Ornella Argento; Chiara C Incerti; Maria E Quartuccio; Giuseppe Magistrale; Ada Francia; Carlo Caltagirone; Valerio Pisani; Ugo Nocentini Journal: Neurol Sci Date: 2018-04-27 Impact factor: 3.307
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