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Battery for assessment of neuropsychological status (RBANS) in schizophrenia: a pilot study in the Spanish population*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Juan C. Sanz ,
Martín L. Vargas  and
Juan J. Marín
Juan C. Sanz*
Affiliation:
Psychology Unit, Psychiatric Hospital of Mérida, Mérida, Spain
Martín L. Vargas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Complejo Asistencial de Zamora, Zamora, Spain
Juan J. Marín
Affiliation:
Psychology Unit, Psychiatric Hospital of Mérida, Mérida, Spain
*
Juan Carlos Sanz, Psychology Unit, Psychiatric Hospital of Mérida, Carretera de Valverde, Km 2, 06800 Mérida (Badajoz), Spain. Tel: +34-924/388081; Fax: +34-934/388083; E-mail: jcsantor@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objectives:

The aims of this study were to research the following issues in a Spanish population of patients with schizophrenia. (a) The sensitivity and reliability of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) to detect cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. (b) The convergent validity of RBANS on a larger battery of neuropsychological tests sensitive to the cognition disorders typically observed in schizophrenia. (c) The correlates of poor performance in RBANS with clinical features and illness severity.

Method:

Thirty schizophrenia patients, 30 non-psychotic patients and 30 healthy participants were assessed using RBANS (form A). We administered a battery of neuropsychological tests and four scales to evaluate patient’s clinical status.

Results:

Schizophrenia patients and non-psychotic patients performed significantly worse than healthy controls on RBANS, and schizophrenia patients performed slightly worse than non-psychiatric controls, but this difference was not significant. Good inter-test reliability and concurrent validity were found. Only a moderate correlation between RBANS performance and illness severity was observed.

Conclusions:

RBANS revealed coherence in identifying cognitive impairment in schizophrenia patients of a different cultural background, and it is shown to be a sensitive, valid and easy-to-perform tool for the neuropsychological assessment of Spanish patients with schizophrenia.

Keywords

cognition disordersneuropsychological testspsychiatric diagnosisschizophrenia
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 18 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Munksgaard

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