Kuruvilla Maneesh V, Blazely Angela
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
J Neuropsychol. 2025 Sep;19(3):649-654. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12414. Epub 2025 Jan 24.
In 1941, André Rey published the Rey Complex Figure, a widely used test for assessing visual-constructional ability and visual memory. It consists of two parts: copy and recall. Evaluating the copy portion presents challenges, as it requires the administrator to focus on both the process and outcome. The assessor must systematically track how the patient copies the figure in real-time to evaluate their planning, organisation and executive abilities. This 'clinician's copy' serves as a record of the patient's approach, aiding later judgements about their cognitive skills. To ensure accuracy, clinicians need a method to record this process for later review or colleague consultation. This paper revisits Rey's suggestion of using different coloured pencils to observe the copy sequence, proposing an alternative. Instead of providing coloured pencils to the patient, we recommend that the administrator use them to record the copy sequence. This method aligns with test norms, reducing potential distractions for the patient while enabling both experienced and novice administrators to easily track and document the sequence of copying.
1941年，安德烈·雷伊发表了雷伊复杂图形测试，这是一种广泛用于评估视觉构建能力和视觉记忆的测试。它由两部分组成：临摹和回忆。评估临摹部分存在挑战，因为这要求施测者既要关注过程又要关注结果。评估者必须实时系统地跟踪患者临摹图形的方式，以评估他们的计划、组织和执行能力。这个“临床医生的临摹”记录了患者的方法，有助于日后对其认知技能的判断。为确保准确性，临床医生需要一种方法来记录这个过程以供日后复查或与同事商讨。本文重新审视了雷伊使用不同颜色铅笔来观察临摹顺序的建议，并提出了一种替代方法。我们建议施测者用不同颜色铅笔记录临摹顺序，而不是给患者提供彩色铅笔。这种方法符合测试规范，减少了对患者潜在的干扰，同时使经验丰富和经验不足的施测者都能轻松跟踪和记录临摹顺序。
