Vickie Plourde1,2, Marianne Hrabok3,4, Elisabeth M S Sherman5, Brian L Brooks1,2,6,7,8. 1. Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 2. Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 3. Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 5. Copeman Healthcare Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 6. Neurosciences (Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Program), Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 7. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 8. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the validity of computerized cognitive batteries, such as CNS Vital Signs (CNSVS), in pediatric patients. The purpose of this study was to examine convergent and divergent validity of the CNSVS in a clinical pediatric sample with neurological diagnoses. METHOD: Participants included 123 pediatric patients assessed in a tertiary care setting as part of clinical care. CNSVS (Memory, Psychomotor Speed, Reaction Time, Complex Attention, and Cognitive Flexibility domains, and a Neurocognition Index) and paper-and-pencil neuropsychological measures assessing learning, memory, processing speed, reaction time, attention, and executive functioning were administered. RESULTS: Most correlations between CNSVS domain scores and neuropsychological measures assessing similar constructs were medium in strength. With the exception of stronger correlations between psychomotor speed tests, correlations between tests of similar constructs were not significantly higher than those between dissimilar constructs. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide support for validity of the CNSVS battery, but also caution that many abilities are inter-correlated.
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the validity of computerized cognitive batteries, such as CNS Vital Signs (CNSVS), in pediatric patients. The purpose of this study was to examine convergent and divergent validity of the CNSVS in a clinical pediatric sample with neurological diagnoses. METHOD: Participants included 123 pediatric patients assessed in a tertiary care setting as part of clinical care. CNSVS (Memory, Psychomotor Speed, Reaction Time, Complex Attention, and Cognitive Flexibility domains, and a Neurocognition Index) and paper-and-pencil neuropsychological measures assessing learning, memory, processing speed, reaction time, attention, and executive functioning were administered. RESULTS: Most correlations between CNSVS domain scores and neuropsychological measures assessing similar constructs were medium in strength. With the exception of stronger correlations between psychomotor speed tests, correlations between tests of similar constructs were not significantly higher than those between dissimilar constructs. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide support for validity of the CNSVS battery, but also caution that many abilities are inter-correlated.
Authors: Russell M Bauer; Grant L Iverson; Alison N Cernich; Laurence M Binder; Ronald M Ruff; Richard I Naugle Journal: Clin Neuropsychol Date: 2012-03-07 Impact factor: 3.535