RBANS has reasonable test-retest reliability in schizophrenia

(2002) American Journal of Psychiatry 159, 838; Wilk C, Gold J, Bartko J, Dickerson F, Fenton W, Knable M, Randolph C, Buchaanan R. . Test-retest stability of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status in schizophrenia. . May; . : . –44. . [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] QUESTION: What is the test-retest reliability of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) in people with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls? Case-control study with repeated tests. Three hospitals and psychiatric research centres, USA. 181 adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and 99 healthy people. People with mental retardation, drug problems or alcohol dependence were excluded. The RBANS is a cognitive screening test with a total score scale and five specific cognitive ability index scores. Participants completed one form of the RBANS followed by the alternate form at a later … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DAmerican%2BJournal%2Bof%2BPsychiatry%26rft.stitle%253DAm.%2BJ.%2BPsychiatry%26rft.issn%253D0002-953X%26rft.aulast%253DWilk%26rft.auinit1%253DC.%2BM.%26rft.volume%253D159%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D838%26rft.epage%253D844%26rft.atitle%253DTest-Retest%2BStability%2Bof%2Bthe%2BRepeatable%2BBattery%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BAssessment%2Bof%2BNeuropsychological%2BStatus%2Bin%2BSchizophrenia%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1176%252Fappi.ajp.159.5.838%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11986139%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1176/appi.ajp.159.5.838&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=11986139&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febmental%2F6%2F1%2F22.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000175367400022&link_type=ISI