Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J73508

Journal:


Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 20, 6, 611-619

Publication Website:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4254833/

Abstract:

Article describes a new measure developed for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox, called the Picture Sequence Memory Test (PSMT), which is the first measure of episodic memory across the age range from 3 to 85 years. The authors describe the development of the measure and present validation data for ages 20 to 85. The PSMT involves sequences of pictures of objects and activities that are presented in a fixed order, with the content of each picture simultaneously verbally described, that the participant must remember and then reproduce over three learning trials. The results indicate good test-retest reliability and construct validity. Performance is strongly related to well-established “gold standard” measures of episodic memory and, as expected, much less well correlated with those of a measure of vocabulary. It shows clear decline with aging in parallel with a gold standard summary measure and relates to several other demographic factors and to self-reported general health status. The PSMT appears to be a reliable and valid test of episodic memory for adults, a finding similar to those found for the same measure with children.

Author(s):


Dikmen, Sureyya, Bauer, Patricia J., Weintraub, Sandra, Mungas, Dan, Slotkin, Jerry, Beaumont,Jennifer L., Gershon, Richard, Temkin, Nancy R., Heaton, Robert K.

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