Hooper Visual Organization Test Performance in Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients

Hooper Visual Organization Test Performance in Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients

The Hooper Visual Organization Test (HVOT) is often included in a screening battery to evaluate the cognitive functioning of geriatric rehabilitation patients, but HVOT normative data for this population is inadequate, making interpretation of performance difficult. In the current study, the HVOT wa...

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Published in:Clinical gerontologist Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 3 - 11
Main Authors: Walsh, Priscilla F., Lichtenberg, Peter A., Rowe, Robert J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Binghamton, NY Taylor & Francis Group 24-04-1997
Haworth Press
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cognitive functioning
Elderly people
Measures
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rehabilitation units
Techniques and methods
Human
Test validation
Visual Organization Test Hooper
Treatment
Cognitive disorder
Disease
Interindividual comparison
Neuropsychological test
Psychometrics
Rehabilitation
Elderly
Differential diagnostic
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Summary:The Hooper Visual Organization Test (HVOT) is often included in a screening battery to evaluate the cognitive functioning of geriatric rehabilitation patients, but HVOT normative data for this population is inadequate, making interpretation of performance difficult. In the current study, the HVOT was administered to (a) 32 cognitively intact, (b) 46 mildly impaired, and (c) 66 severely impaired geriatric rehabilitation patients to determine if it was useful in differentiating between the three groups. Intact patients scored significantly higher than either cognitively impaired group. Cut-off scores were calculated to provide maximum differentiation between intact and impaired groups. This study provides information which aids in the interpretation of HVOT scores in older rehabilitation patients.
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ISSN:0731-7115
1545-2301
DOI:10.1300/J018v17n04_02