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Examining the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status: factor analytic studies in an
Kevin Duff1, Douglas R Langbehn, Mike R Schoenberg
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1000, USA. kevin-duff@uiowa.edu
Objective:
The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), a recently developed cognitive assessment instrument, has been shown to be useful with a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions, but its factor structure has not been examined.
Method:
Using 824 community-dwelling elders, the RBANS was examined with confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses.
Results:
The existing structure of the RBANS was not supported; however, a two-factor solution was.
Conclusions:
Clinicians and researchers using the RBANS should be cautious when interpreting this measure with its existing structure.
