| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Published Manuscript | | Title: Demographically adjusted normative standards for new indices of performance on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT). | | Authors: Gonzalez R, Grant I, Miller SW, Taylor MJ, Schweinsburg BC, Carey CL, Woods SP, Norman MA, Rippeth JD, Martin EM, Heaton RK | | Contact: HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. rgonzalez@psych.uic.edu | | Year: 2006 | | Publication: The Clinical Neuropsychologist | | Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Pages: 396-413 | | Abstract:The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT) is a complex cognitive test sensitive to neuropsychological disorders. Its traditional Total Correct score seemingly reflects multiple cognitive abilities, including attention, working memory, and processing speed. Snyder, Aniskiewicz, and Snyder (1993) modified scoring guidelines for the PASAT to give credit only for "dyads." This method emphasizes working memory operations and has been found superior to Total Correct scores at detecting cognitive impairments in several investigations. To date, normative standards are not available for the "dyad" scoring method, thus limiting its utility in clinical and research settings. The current investigation provides demographically adjusted normative data based on a sample of 500 healthy adults of varied age, education, sex, and race (African American and Caucasian) for various indices of performance on the PASAT, including "Total Dyads" obtained across the four PASAT trials. In addition, we describe and present normative data on four other indices designed to quantify various aspects of performance on the PASAT: invalid responding, effects of varied information processing speed demands, and tendency to omit responses and to make arithmetic errors. | | Funding: NIMH:MH MH049550, NIMH:MH MH62512, NIDA:DA P01 DA012065 | | Keywords: Abstracting and Indexing, Adolescent, Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Age Factors, Aged, Auditory Perception, Comparative Study, Demography, Educational Status, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Reference Standards, Reproducibility of Results, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov''t, Non-P.H.S. |
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