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Distribution and WCST performance under standard or modified administration (verbalization) of the studied sample. |
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| WCST Performance |
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| WCST indexes |
Total sample (n = 63) |
Good (n = 40) |
Poor (n = 16) |
Remediable (n = 7) |
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| Categories Achieved |
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| Standard adm. |
3.9 ± 2.4# |
5.6 ± 0.9 |
0.6 ± 0.9* |
2.0 ± 1.4§ |
| Verbalization |
4.6 ± 2.0 |
5.8 ± 0.4 |
1.3 ± 0.9 |
5.4 ± 0.7 |
| Perseverative Errors |
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| Standard adm. |
17.4 ± 11.9* |
14.4 ± 11.2# |
23.8 ± 11.6** |
20.0 ± 12.0 |
| Verbalization |
13.0 ± 17.6 |
4.8 ± 9.2 |
34.2 ± 19.0 |
11.0 ± 9.5 |
| Total Errors |
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| Standard adm. |
30.9 ± 15.8§ |
23.7 ± 13.8# |
43.6 ± 10.8§ |
42.8 ± 11.1* |
| Verbalization |
23.6 ± 23.6 |
11.6 ± 15.6 |
53.4 ± 16.0 |
23.9 ± 15.1 |
| Unique Errors |
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| Standard adm. |
1.9 ± 4.4* |
1.1 ± 2.2* |
1.8 ± 3.1 |
6.7 ± 10.6 |
| Verbalization |
0.8 ± 3.0 |
0.1 ± 0.4 |
1.6 ± 5.0 |
2.8 ± 4.5 |
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Paired t-tests Standard adm vs Verbalization: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; § P < 0.005; # P < 0.0005 | ||||
Rossi et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:3 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-3 |
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