Dunn E J, Searight H R, Grisso T, Margolis R B, Gibbons J L
Comprehensive Clinical and Consulting Services, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 1990;5(2):103-17.
This study investigated the nature of the relationship between neuropsychological tests, the Halstead-Reitan Battery, and a measure of everyday living ability, the Community Competence Scale. The sample consisted of 40 geriatric patients referred for suspected dementia. The results indicated that neuropsychological tests were moderately predictive of measures of functional daily living skills. Although some specific neuropsychological measures, or combination of measures, were more predictive of particular functional daily living skills, their relationship did not necessarily follow logical or theoretical expectations. Thus, while it may be safe for neuropsychologists to make predictions about a patient's global capacity to function independently, predictions regarding specific functional daily living skills may be unwarranted.
本研究调查了神经心理学测试、霍尔斯特德-雷坦成套神经心理测验与一种日常生活能力测量工具——社区能力量表之间关系的本质。样本包括40名因疑似痴呆症而被转诊的老年患者。结果表明，神经心理学测试对功能性日常生活技能的测量具有中等程度的预测作用。虽然一些特定的神经心理学测量方法或测量方法的组合对特定的功能性日常生活技能更具预测性，但它们之间的关系不一定符合逻辑或理论预期。因此，虽然神经心理学家对患者独立发挥功能的总体能力进行预测可能是合理的，但对特定功能性日常生活技能的预测可能没有依据。
