NACC Uniform Data Set Neuropsychological Battery Crosswalk Study

 
   Lead Investigator:    Sarah Monsell
   Institution      :    NACC
   E-Mail           :    smonsell@uw.edu
   Proposal ID      :    487


   Publications:


1  Monsell SE , Dodge HH,  Zhou XH, Bu Y, Besser LM, Mock C , Hawes SE,  Kukull WA , Weintraub S, Neuropsychology Work Group Advisory to the Clinical Task Force
   Results from the NACC Uniform Data Set neuropsychological battery Crosswalk Study
   Journal Article  Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord,2:134-139,2016,PMC4834278

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   Proposal Description:
   Four proprietary tests in the current UDS Neuropsychological Battery have been recommended for replacement by four new but similar non-propriety tests:  the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to replace the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Craft Story 21 to replace Logical Memory IIA, Number Span to replace Digit Span, and the Multilingual Naming Test (MINT) to replace the Boston Naming Test. A Crosswalk Study was conducted in early 2014 to assess the correlation between each set of new and old tests. Tests with good correlation will be equated using the equipercentile equating method. The resulting conversion tables will allow scores on the new test to be converted to equivalent scores on the old test. The accuracy and utility of the conversion tables will be assessed using 95 bootstrap confidence intervals, and potential learning effects and prediction accuracy will also evaluated.