Development of the Greek Verbal Learning Test: Reliability, Construct Validity, and Normative Standards

We developed a multiple-form list learning test appropriate for use with the Greek population and generated norms for clinical and research use. This task, the Greek Verbal Learning Test (GVLT), was based on the California Verbal Learning Test. We administered the standard version (Form A) to a samp...

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Published in:Archives of clinical neuropsychology 2013-02, Vol.28 (1), p.52-64
Main Authors: VLAHOU, Christina H, KOSMIDIS, Mary H, DARDAGANI, Aikaterini, TSOTSI, Stella, GIANNAKOU, Maria, GIAZKOULIDOU, Aikaterini, ZERVOUDAKIS, Emmanuel, PONTIKAKIS, Nikolaos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Injuries - complications
Data processing
Female
Greece
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Learning
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Middle Aged
Multiple regression analysis
Neuropsychological Tests
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Orientation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Reaction Time
Reference Values
Regression Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Residence Characteristics
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - complications
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sex
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Traumatic brain injury
Verbal Learning - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:We developed a multiple-form list learning test appropriate for use with the Greek population and generated norms for clinical and research use. This task, the Greek Verbal Learning Test (GVLT), was based on the California Verbal Learning Test. We administered the standard version (Form A) to a sample of 354 healthy individuals, as well as two alternative forms (B and C) to a subgroup of the initial sample. Performance on the three forms was equivalent, and each test presented excellent internal consistency. We found good sensitivity and specificity in the testãs (Form A) utility in differentiating individuals with schizophrenia (n = 50) and individuals with traumatic brain injury (n = 53) from healthy adults. A multiple regression analysis indicated that age, education and sex predicted performance. Regression-based norms are also provided. Taken together, these data provide preliminary support for the reliability and construct validity of the GVLT.
ISSN:0887-6177
1873-5843
DOI:10.1093/arclin/acs099