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Alternate form of the test de aprendizaje verbal España-Complutense (TAVEC)

A. Nieto, E. Hernández-Rodríguez, A. Hernández-Torres, P. Velasco Rodríguez-Solís, S. Hess-Medler, A. Machado-Fernández, Y. Molina-Rodríguez, J. Barroso [REV NEUROL 2014;58:389-395] PMID: 24777766 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.5809.2013568

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Volumen 58 | Number 09 | Nº of views of the article 8.652 | Nº of PDF downloads 1.005 | Article publication date 01/05/2014

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION Parallel forms of neuropsychological tests are scarce. Practice effects associated to repeated testing with the same test confound the interpretation of observed changes in serial assessments. Practice effects are especially likely with memory testing.

AIM To develop an alternate form to the test de aprendizaje verbal España-Complutense (TAVEC), one of the most common memory tests used for Spanish speaking population.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS Participants in the normative study were 110 undergraduates. Participants in the study of the alternate vs original forms were 70 neurologically normal volunteers ranged in age from 18 to 89 years. Forms were administered in counterbalanced order, with a test-retest interval of 15-20 days.

RESULTS Multivariate analyses showed that none of the effects for form, order of administration or session achieved significance. Interactions also failed to reach significance. Aforementioned results were observed in the total sample and the different age groups: young adults (18-29 years), middle-age (30-59 years) and older (60-89 years). Correlational analyses supported the validity and internal consistence of the alternate form.

CONCLUSIONS Results indicate the equivalence between the original TAVEC and the form elaborated in this study. This alternate form may be used in serial assessment of learning and memory deterioration. KeywordsMemory Neuropsychological assessment Neuropsychological test Parallel forms Practice effects Verbal learning

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