Citation

Woodard JL, Benedict RH, Salthouse TA, Toth JP, Zgaljardic DJ, Hancock HE. J. Clin. Exp. Neuropsychol. 1998; 20(4): 457-462.

Affiliation

Memory Assessment Clinic and Alzheimer's Disease Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA. jlwoodard@gsu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1076/jcen.20.4.457.1473

PMID

9892049

Abstract

The Judgment of Line Orientation Test (JLO; Benton, Hamsher, Varney, & Spreen, 1983) permits assessment of visuospatial processing without making demands on motor skills. However, its administration can be time-intensive and frustrating for patients, particularly when used in a geriatric population. We present a single set of normative data to be used for both the odd-item and even-item forms derived from Form V of the JLO based on responses from a healthy geriatric sample. Mean scores and distributions of odd-item and even-item forms were nearly identical, and both forms showed significant correlations with the Developmental Test of Visual- Motor Integration. Cross-validation using the odd form of the JLO on an independent sample from a different geographic location suggested good generalizability of the normative data. We conclude that these JLO short-form normative data may be used in clinical screening situations or when serial assessments are needed.

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