Department of ECPS, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2010 May;25(3):197-203. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acq003. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
Although considerable research has now shown that the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) and its original companion figure, the Taylor Complex Figure (TCF), are "not" comparable measures of visuospatial learning and memory, recent studies have provided evidence to suggest that the Modified TCF (MTCF) is a comparable measure to the ROCF. The primary aim of the present study was to examine the comparability of ROCF and MTCF accuracy scores with older adults using the traditional incidental learning procedure. A secondary aim was to examine whether performance on the two figures showed comparable gender effects and relationships with age and education. Comparable recall performance, but not copy performance, was found for the two figures in this sample of older adults. No gender differences were found on either figure and similar relationships with age and education were reported for the two figures. These findings are discussed within the context of previous research with consideration given to the clinical implications of the findings and future research recommendations.
尽管现在有相当多的研究表明 Rey-Osterrieth 复杂图形（ROCF）及其原始伴图 Taylor 复杂图形（TCF）“不可”作为视觉空间学习和记忆的可比测量指标，但最近的研究提供了证据表明改良的 TCF（MTCF）是与 ROCF 可比的测量指标。本研究的主要目的是使用传统的偶然学习程序来检验 ROCF 和 MTCF 准确性分数在老年人中的可比性。次要目的是检查这两个图形的表现是否具有可比的性别效应以及与年龄和教育的关系。在这个老年人样本中，发现这两个图形的回忆表现相当，但复制表现则不然。在这两个图形上均未发现性别差异，并且报告了与年龄和教育的相似关系。在考虑到研究结果的临床意义和未来研究建议的情况下，这些发现将在之前的研究背景下进行讨论。
