TY - JOUR
T1 - Consequences of premature discontinuation of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration
T2 - Can these tests be salvaged?
AU - Gordon, Dustin J.
AU - O'Donnell, Sean
AU - Brandt, Jason
N1 - Funding Information:
Data were obtained from the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Fifty-six scored VMI protocols completed by patients with probable Alzheimer’s disease were reviewed and ‘triplets’ identified. A ‘triplet’ was defined as a run of three items containing two errors prior to the terminal three * Supported in Part by NIH Grant (AG00149 and AG05146) to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Address correspondence to (current address): Dustin J. Gordon, Rehabilitation Specialists, NeuroRehabilitation Specialists Division, 401 Haledon Ave, Haledon, NJ 07508 USA. E-mail: [email protected]. Accepted for publication: August 1, 1999.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The administration of many neuropsychological tests includes discontinuation criteria that are often complex and time-consuming. As a result, it is not uncommon for an examiner to unintentionally discontinue the administration of a test prematurely. This investigation of 56 correctly scored Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration protocols was conducted to determine how the premature termination of this particular test significantly affects its overall score, and thus, its interpretation. These data indicate that premature discontinuation of this test results in a minimal loss of points overall, and thus, does not invalidate the interpretation of its score.
AB - The administration of many neuropsychological tests includes discontinuation criteria that are often complex and time-consuming. As a result, it is not uncommon for an examiner to unintentionally discontinue the administration of a test prematurely. This investigation of 56 correctly scored Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration protocols was conducted to determine how the premature termination of this particular test significantly affects its overall score, and thus, its interpretation. These data indicate that premature discontinuation of this test results in a minimal loss of points overall, and thus, does not invalidate the interpretation of its score.
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U2 - 10.1076/1385-4046(199911)13:04;1-Y;FT456
DO - 10.1076/1385-4046(199911)13:04;1-Y;FT456
M3 - Article
C2 - 10806459
AN - SCOPUS:0033512169
SN - 1385-4046
VL - 13
SP - 456
EP - 457
JO - Clinical Neuropsychologist
JF - Clinical Neuropsychologist
IS - 4
ER -