RT journal article
T1 Screening of Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: Reliability, Sensitivity, and Specificity of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status in a Spanish Sample
A1 González de la Torre Benítez, Gabriel
A1 Perez, Maria J.
A1 Ramallo Luna, Miguel Ángel
A1 Randolph, Christopher
A1 Bernal González-Villegas, Macarena
A2 Psicología
K1 schizophrenia
K1 RBANS
K1 neurocognitive
K1 Spanish
K1 sensitivity
K1 specificity
AB Background. In recent years, a number of studies focusing on the evaluation of neuropsychological deficits in individuals with schizophrenia have shown deficits that include several cognitive functions. Attention deficits as well as memory or executive function deficits are common in this kind of disorder together with sustained attention problems, working memory deficiencies, and problem-solving difficulties, among many others. Currently, the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) is gaining special importance in the evaluation of the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. Method. In this article, we describe an RBANS screening in a sample of 88 Spanish patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. We also aimed to check the battery’s reliability, sensitivity, and specificity in the studied sample. We performed a comparative study with 88 healthy participants. Results. The results showed a reliability index value of α = .795 and an item value of α = .762. For total test reliability, we obtained an index value of α = .761 and an item value of α = .762. Sensitivity score was 87.5% and specificity 86.4%. Conclusions. RBANS obtained good reliability, sensitivity, and specificity scores and represents a good screening tool in detecting cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia.
PB SAGE Publications
SN 1552-3489
YR 2015
FD 2015-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/40332
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/40332
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026