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Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology Advance Access originally published online on August 13, 2009
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2009 24(6):607-618; doi:10.1093/arclin/acp050
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The Indiana Faces in Places Test: Preliminary Findings on a New Visuospatial Memory Test in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Leigh J. Beglingera,*, Kevin Duffa, David J. Mosera, Stephen A. Crossa and David A. Karekenb

a Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
b Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN, USA

* Corresponding author at: Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1000, USA. E-mail address: leigh-beglinger{at}uiowa.edu (L.J. Beglinger).


  Abstract

Memory assessment is an important component of a neuropsychological evaluation, but far fewer visual than verbal memory instruments are available. We examined the preliminary psychometric properties and clinical utility of a novel, motor-free paper and pencil visuospatial memory test, the Indiana faces in places test (IFIPT). The IFIPT and general neuropsychological performance were assessed in 36 adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and 113 older adults with no cognitive impairment at baseline, 1 week, and 1 year. The IFIPT is a visual memory test with 10 faces paired with spatial locations (three learning trials and non-cued delayed recall). Results showed that MCI participants scored lower than controls on several variables, most notably total learning (p < .001 at all three time points), delayed recall (baseline p = .03, 1 week p < .001, 1 year p < .001), and false-positive errors (range p = .03 to <0.001). The IFIPT showed similar test–retest reliability at 1-week and 1-year follow-up to other neuropsychological tests (r = 0.71–0.84 for MCI and 0.53–0.72 for controls). Diagnostic accuracy was modest for this sample (areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve between 0.64 and 0.66). Preliminary psychometric analyses support further study of the IFIPT. The measure showed evidence of clinical utility by demonstrating group differences between this sample of healthy adults and those with MCI.

Keywords Mild cognitive impairment; Visual memory; Face memory; Test–retest reliability

Accepted: July 14, 2009


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