Center for Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123 Turin, Italy.
Behav Res Methods. 2012 Sep;44(3):845-61. doi: 10.3758/s13428-011-0174-9.
The Assessment Battery for Communication (ABaCo) was introduced to evaluate pragmatic abilities in patients with cerebral lesions. The battery is organized into five evaluation scales focusing on separate components of pragmatic competence. In the present study, we present normative data for individuals 15-75 years of age (N = 300). The sample was stratified by age, sex, and years of education, according to Italian National Institute of Statistics indications in order to be representative of the general national population. Since performance on the ABaCo decreases with age and lower years of education, the norms were stratified for both age and education. The ABaCo is a valuable tool in clinical practice; the normative data provided here will enable clinicians to determine different kinds and specific levels of communicative impairments more precisely.
《交际评估电池》（ABaCo）被引入用于评估脑损伤患者的语用能力。该电池由五个评估量表组成，重点关注语用能力的不同组成部分。在本研究中，我们为 15-75 岁的个体（N=300）提供了常模数据。根据意大利国家统计局的指示，根据年龄、性别和受教育年限对样本进行分层，以代表全国一般人口。由于 ABaCo 的表现随着年龄和受教育年限的降低而降低，因此根据年龄和教育年限对常模进行了分层。ABaCo 在临床实践中是一种有价值的工具；这里提供的常模数据将使临床医生能够更准确地确定不同类型和特定水平的交际障碍。
