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BRIEF REPORT Factor Structure of the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Exam (COGNISTAT) in Healthy, and Psychiatrically and Neurologically Impaired, Elderly Adults

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1999

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Charles Engelhart, Norman Eisenstein, V. Johnson, Jamie M. Wolf, J.G. Williamson, David W. Steitz, Vincent Girard, K. Paramatmuni, Nicole Marie Ouzounian, Miklos B. Losonczy
The Clinical Neuropsychologist

Abstract

This study reports the results of factor analyses of COGNISTAT (NCSE) in a sample of elderly persons comprised of "healthy" participants with no psychiatric or neurological impairments (n = 153), individuals with psychiatric impairments (n = 70), and those with neurological impairments (n = 80). Our findings support a unitary factor structure for COGNISTAT, though a separate factor of unclear clinical or theoretical significance was suggested.