Author: Christopher Randolph
Summary: The RBANS is a brief, individually administered test measuring attention, language, visuospatial/constructional abilities, and immediate and delayed memory. RBANS is intended for use with adults, ages 20-89 years.
Format: Manual and questionnaire
Library Record: WM 145.5 N4 R192r 1998 ATOOLS
Population: 20 to 89 years
Subject Neuropsychological Tests
Completion time: 30 minutes
Equipment
URL Link to Publisher: http://www.pearsonclinical.com/psychology/products/100000726/repeatable-battery-for-the-assessment-of-neuropsychological-status-update-rbans-update.html#tab-details
Determine Validity and Reliability
To determine validity and reliability of this test copy and paste the serarch string into a PubMed (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users use this PubMed link):
(Repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status) AND ((((("Reproducibility of Results"[Mesh]) OR "Sensitivity and Specificity"[Mesh])) OR (reliabl* OR valid*)) OR (sensitiv* AND specif*))
To search the vailidity and reliability in CINAHL copy and paste this search string into CINAHL (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users only)
((Repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status) OR (IN Repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status)) AND (( (MH "Reliability and Validity+") OR (MH "Measurement Issues and Assessments+") OR (MH "Predictive Validity") OR (MH "Sensitivity and Specificity") ) OR ( reliabil* OR valid* ) OR ( sensitivity and specificity ))
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