fuld object memory evaluation: a study of validity, clinical utility, and the effects of extending the delay

The fuld object memory evaluation: a study of validity, clinical utility, and the effects of extending the delay. (2014). The fuld object memory evaluation: a study of validity, clinical utility, and the effects of extending the delay.

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Title	fuld object memory evaluation: a study of validity, clinical utility, and the effects of extending the delay
Abstract	The Fuld Object Memory Evaluation (FOME) is a geriatric assessment of memory with several strengths but relatively scant data concerning its normative properties and clinical validity. This study investigated several aspects of the FOME, including its convergent and discriminant validity, the effects of extending the delay from 5-minutes to 60-minutes, and the effectiveness of its current normative information. In order to examine these factors, archival data was collected from an academic medical center to determine issues of validity and extending the delay. Data was additionally collected from healthy participants in senior centers to investigate the effects of extending the delay and effectiveness of current normative information. Data was analyzed using series of multiple regressions and Person's correlations. A number of exploratory analyses were also performed to further investigate aspects of the FOME in the data collected. At the conclusion of the data analysis, results demonstrated convergent validity between the FOME and other commonly used measures of immediate memory. Specifically, scores for Anna Thompson I (r=.455, p<.01 ) and Verbal Paired Associates I (r=.397, p<.05) demonstrated moderate positive correlations with FOME total recall scores. Results did not demonstrate discriminant validity between the FOME and other commonly used neuropsychological measures. Instead, FOME total recall scores had a strong positive correlation with the Boston Naming Test (r=.527, p<.01), a measure of confrontational naming, and a moderate positive correlation with Controlled Oral Words Association (r=.449, p<.01), a measure of phonemic verbal fluency. Multiple regression analyses were very similar for both the FOME 5-minute delay and the 60-minute delay, suggesting that extending the 5-minute delay to 60-minutes does not add clinical utility to FOME delayed recall and retention scores. It was also found that the original normative data for the FOME was able to correctly distinguish between a group of healthy older adults and a clinical population. Data obtained from exploratory analysis, implications of these results, and limitations to the current study are discussed.
Date	2014

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Title: fuld object memory evaluation: a study of validity, clinical utility, and the effects of extending the delay
Personal Name(s): Aguilar, Cynthia
LaPorte, David J.
Corporate Name(s): Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Psychology.
Note: Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: LaPorte, David J. Committee members: Glen Getz; Laura Knight; Anson Long.
Topical Subject(s): Clinical psychology