Evaluation of Normative Data of a Widely Used Computerized Neuropsychological Battery: Applicability and Effects of Sociodemographic Variables in a Dutch Sample

Introduction: Central Nervous System Vital Signs (CNS VS) is a computerized neuropsychological battery that is translated into many languages. However, published CNS VS’ normative data were established over a decade ago, are solely age-corrected, and collected in an American population only. Method: Mean performance of healthy Dutch participants on CNS VS was compared with the original CNS VS norms ( N = 1,069), and effects of sociodemographic variables were examined. Results: z tests demonstrated no significant differences in performance on four out of seven cognitive domains; however, Dutch... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Rijnen, Sophie J. M.
Meskal, Ikram
Emons, Wilco H. M.
Campman, Carlijn A. M.
van der Linden, Sophie D.
Gehring, Karin
Sitskoorn, Margriet M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: Assessment ; volume 27, issue 2, page 373-383 ; ISSN 1073-1911 1552-3489
Verlag/Hrsg.: SAGE Publications
Schlagwörter: Applied Psychology / Clinical Psychology
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191117727346

Introduction: Central Nervous System Vital Signs (CNS VS) is a computerized neuropsychological battery that is translated into many languages. However, published CNS VS’ normative data were established over a decade ago, are solely age-corrected, and collected in an American population only. Method: Mean performance of healthy Dutch participants on CNS VS was compared with the original CNS VS norms ( N = 1,069), and effects of sociodemographic variables were examined. Results: z tests demonstrated no significant differences in performance on four out of seven cognitive domains; however, Dutch participants ( N = 158) showed higher scores on processing and psychomotor speed, as well as on cognitive flexibility. Although the original CNS VS norms are solely age-corrected, effects of education and sex on CNS VS performance were also identified in the Dutch sample. Discussion: Users should be cautious when interpreting CNS VS performance based on the original American norms, and sociodemographic factors must also be considered.