TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Utility of the D-KEFS color word interference test as an embedded measure of performance validity after traumatic brain injury
JO  - Clinical neuropsychologist, The
A1  - Donders, Jacobus
A1  - Hayden, Ashley
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the accuracy of embedded performance measures for the D-KEFS Color Word Interference Test that were recently proposed by Eglit et al. In particular, we wanted to determine if these indices would be associated with a specificity of at least.90, an Area Under the Curve of at least.70 and a positive likelihood ratio of at least 2. <br><br>METHOD: We used logistic regression to investigate how well these indices could distinguish persons with traumatic brain injury (n = 169) who were evaluated within 1-12 months after injury. All participants had been classified on the basis of at least three independent performance validity tests as valid performance (n = 145) or invalid performance (n = 24). <br><br>RESULTS: None of the three indices that Eglit et al. had proposed as embedded performance measures for the D-KEFS Color Word Interference Test achieved the a priori defined minimally acceptable level of specificity. One of them did meet the criteria for Area Under the Curve as well as positive likelihood ratio. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The current results do not support the application of the Eglit et al. embedded performance validity measures for the D-KEFS Color Word Interference Test in the clinical evaluation of patients with traumatic brain injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1385-4046
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2020.1861659
ID  - ref1
ER  -