Comparison of NART and Barona demographic equation premorbid IQ estimates in Alzheimer's Disease

Authors

Anthony M. Paolo, University of Kansas Medical Center
Alexander I. Tröster, University of Kansas Medical Center
Joseph J. Ryan, Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. Vet. A.
William C. Koller, University of Kansas Medical Center

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Two methods of estimating premorbid WAIS-R intelligence were compared in matched samples of normal and AD persons. The NART and Barona 1984 demographic equations accurately predicted the IQs of the normal group and overestimated the IQs of the AD subjects. When the AD group was divided into mild and moderately impaired subgroups, the more severely cemented subjects displayed lower WAIS-R IQs and NART estimated IQs, revealing that NART performance is sensitive to dementia severity. However, the NART estimated IQs for the mild end moderately impaired AD subgroups were larger than the WAIS-R IQs, suggesting that while the NART is sensitive to dementia severity, it may still provide relevant clinical information.

Publication Date

11-1-1997

Publication Title

Journal of Clinical Psychology

ISSN

00219762

Volume

53

Issue

7

First Page

713

Last Page

722

PubMed ID

9356900

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199711)53:7<713::AID-JCLP8>3.0.CO;2-I

Recommended Citation

Paolo, Anthony M.; Tröster, Alexander I.; Ryan, Joseph J.; and Koller, William C., "Comparison of NART and Barona demographic equation premorbid IQ estimates in Alzheimer's Disease" (1997). Clinical Neuropsychology. 51.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neuropsychology/51