%0 Journal Article %A Jafari, Zahra %A Steffen Moritz, Philip %A Zandi, Taher %A Aliakbari Kamrani, Ahmad %A Malyeri, Saeed %T Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) among the Elderly %J Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology %V 16 %N 1 %U http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-919-en.html %R %D 2010 %K memory; learning; aging; Alzheimer; psychometrics, %X Objectives: The goal of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) in the elderly population. Method: 250 normal elderly individuals and 100 elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s dementia, aged between 60 and 80 who were selected using stratified-randomized sampling, were evaluated using Mini-Mental State Examination, RAVLT, and DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. Results: In determining convergent validity, a positive significant correlation was revealed between the four parts of RAVLT (sum, immediate and delayed recall and recognition) and the logical sub test of Wechsler Memory Scale (p< 0.001, r= 0.346). By comparing the test scores between the normal and Alzheimer’s group, discriminant validity analysis showed significant difference of their data in all parts of the test (p< 0.001). Roc curve exhibited a sensitivity of more than 89% and a specificity higher than 81% (p %> http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-919-en.pdf %P 56-64 %& 56 %! Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) among the Elderly %9 Original Research %L A-10-1-378 %+ %G eng %@ 1735-4315 %[ 2010