Factor structure of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in adults with spinal cord injury

abstract

• Objective: To develop a conceptual framework to guide interpretation of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (A. Rey, 1958) and similar list-learning tasks across the adult life span for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Study Design: Factor analysis with comparisons of sample-based and norm-based factor scores across age groups. Participants: 221 individuals with SCI undergoing inpatient rehabilitation. Results: The retained model consisted of 3 correlated factors: General Verbal Learning, Auditory Attention, and Inaccurate Recall. Cross-sectional age trends suggest decreased auditory attention and verbal learning with increasing age. The inverse pattern was observed for inaccurate recall. Conclusions: These factors are consistent with other models using similar methodology. The results offer a means of identifying barriers to meeting the educational and therapeutic goals of post-SCI rehabilitation. Copyright 2005 by the Educational Publishing Foundation.

authors

• Elliott, Timothy

published proceedings

• REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

• Baos, J. H., Elliott, T. R., & Schmitt, M.

complete list of authors

• Baños, JH||Elliott, TR||Schmitt, M

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Rehabilitation Psychology  Journal

keywords

• Memory
• Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
• Spinal Cord Injury

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/0090-5550.50.4.375

start page

• 375

end page

• 380

volume

• 50

issue

• 4