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 p... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Rijnen, S.J.M.
Meskal, I.
Emons, W.H.M.
Campman, CA.M.
van der Linden, S.D.
Gehring, K.
Sitskoorn, M.M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: Rijnen , S J M , Meskal , I , Emons , W H M , Campman , CA M , van der Linden , S D , Gehring , K & Sitskoorn , M M 2020 , ' Evaluation of normative data of a widely used computerized neuropsychological battery : Applicability and effects of sociodemographic variables in a Dutch sample ' , Assessment , vol. 27 , no. 2 , pp. 373-383 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191117727346
Schlagwörter: CNS Vital Signs / GAINS / VALIDATION / WORLD / computerized neuropsychological testing / healthy participants / neuropsychological assessment / normative data / sociodemographic variables
Sprache: Englisch
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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.