心理学
痴呆
考试(生物学)
听力学
认知
认知障碍
临床心理学
医学
精神科
内科学
生物
古生物学
疾病
作者
Adam T McDermott,Rebecca L Frazier,Peter Stewart
出处
期刊:Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
[Oxford University Press]
日期:2022-11-16
卷期号:38 (4): 586-597
标识
DOI:10.1093/arclin/acac087
摘要
The Test of Visuospatial Construction (TVSC) was designed as an easily administered measure of non-motor visuoconstruction, though only preliminary data exists regarding the clinical utility of this task. The current study examined the diagnostic accuracy of the TVSC by comparing performance between healthy subjects and various clinical groups. The authors also wanted to determine whether previous findings could be replicated regarding its effectiveness at tracking cognitive decline.Archival data collected over a period of more than 10 years were utilized and the overall sample consisted of 955 individuals, 372 healthy subjects, and 583 subjects who were categorized into various clinical groups. Only TVSC test data and demographic variables were utilized for statistical analyses in this study.The control group obtained significantly higher scores on the TVSC than the clinical groups. AUC values were indicative of excellent discrimination between cases and controls. Exploratory ROC curve analyses suggested adequate to excellent discrimination between the control group and the individual clinical groups as well as between the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) subgroups and the two dementia groups.This study demonstrates that the TVSC can effectively differentiate between healthy subjects and neurologically compromised individuals. Additionally, the TVSC may be able to measure the progressive decline in visuoconstructive abilities that occurs as patients traverse the spectrum of MCI and dementia.
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