RBANS Cluster Profiles in a Geriatric Community-Dwelling Sample

Neuropsychological heterogeneity is prevalent in geriatric individuals and is due to a number of factors including the onset of neuropathology, increased risk of emotional complications, and normal cognitive changes associated with aging. In order to better characterize normal neurocognitive variabi...

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Published in:Clinical neuropsychologist 2013-07, Vol.27 (5), p.794-807
Main Authors: Thaler, Nicholas S., Scott, James G., Duff, Kevin, Mold, James, Adams, Russell L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Cluster Analysis
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatric
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Language
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Memory
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
RBANS
Residence Characteristics
Self Report
Visual Perception
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Summary:Neuropsychological heterogeneity is prevalent in geriatric individuals and is due to a number of factors including the onset of neuropathology, increased risk of emotional complications, and normal cognitive changes associated with aging. In order to better characterize normal neurocognitive variability in this population, cluster analysis was used on a sample of 699 community-dwelling geriatric patients who completed The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS). Three-, four-, five-, and six-cluster solutions were examined and based on a number of criteria, the four-cluster solution was selected for further analysis. Clusters were defined primarily by measures of immediate memory, delayed memory, and processing speed, and differed on self-reported measures of functioning. These findings provide insights on normal neuropsychological variation in community-dwelling geriatric individuals.
ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
DOI:10.1080/13854046.2013.783121