Comparación de Dos Sistemas de Puntuación de la Fluidez Verbal Mediante el Modelo de Escalas de Calificación

Prieto, Gerardo; Delgado, Ana R.; Perea, M. Victoria; García, Ricardo; Ladera, Valentina

doi:10.15517/ap.v32i124.31837

Authors

Gerardo Prieto Universidad de Salamanca Author
Ana R. Delgado University of Salamanca Author
M. Victoria Perea University of Salamanca Author
Ricardo García University of Salamanca Author
Valentina Ladera University of Salamanca Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v32i124.31837

Keywords:

Neuropsychological assessment, parkinson’s disease, verbal fluency, Rasch Rating Scale Model

Abstract

Objective: Two scoring systems for a verbal fluency test were compared using the Rasch Rating Scale Model. Method: The analysis was carried out on 289 participants, 92 of whom had had a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Scores were calculated with two different category systems: a conventional procedure and a percentile-based one. Results: The percentile-based Rasch scores produce adequate categories and reliable measures, while the correlation with the Mini Mental State Examination evinces concurrent validity. After statistically controlling for age, percentile-based Rasch measures discriminated between both groups, demonstrating predictive validity. Conclusions: The analysis of the two procedures allows for the recommendation of the use of percentile-based categories,

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Author Biography

Gerardo Prieto, Universidad de Salamanca

Miembro Comité Científico, Revista Actualidades en Psicología, Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, Universidad de Costa Rica.

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