TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Ecological validity of performance validity testing
JO  - Archives of clinical neuropsychology
A1  - Lippa, Sara M.
A1  - Pastorek, Nicholas J.
A1  - Romesser, Jennifer M.
A1  - Linck, John
A1  - Sim, Anita H.
A1  - Wisdom, Nick M.
A1  - Miller, Brian I.
SP  - 236
EP  - 244
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - Performance validity tests (PVTs) have been shown to relate to neuropsychological performance, but no studies have looked at the ecological validity of these measures. Data from 131 veterans with a history of mild traumatic brain injury from a multicenter Veterans Administration consortium were examined to determine the relation between scores on a self-report version of the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory Participation Index, a measure of community participation, and the Word Memory Test, a PVT. A restricted regression model, including education, age, history of loss of consciousness, cognitive measures, and a measure of symptom validity test performance, was not significantly associated with self-reported community reintegration. Adding PVT results to the restricted model, however, did significantly improve the prediction of community reintegration as PVT failure was associated with lower self-reported community participation. The results of this study indicate that PVTs may also serve as an indicator of patients' functioning in the community.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0887-6177
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acu002
ID  - ref1
ER  -