Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update

RBANS Update

Christopher Randolph

Offering valuable enhancements, the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update^® (RBANS^® Update) is a brief, individually administered battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement. Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.

Publication date: 2012

Age range: 12:0 - 89:11 years

Scores/interpretation: Index standard scores, sub-test standard scores, total score

Qualification level: B Additional information

Completion time: 30 minutes

Administration: Digital or Paper-and-pencil

Scoring options: Q-interactive® Administration and Scoring or Manual Scoring

Other languages: Spanish (Forms A and B)

Telepractice: Guidance on using this test in your telepractice

Although RBANS Update was originally developed with a primary focus on assessment of dementia, special group studies are available for Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, HIV Dementia, Huntington’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Depression, Schizophrenia, and Closed Head Injury. RBANS also has utility as a screener for neurocognitive status in younger patients.

Benefits

Covers five domains: Immediate Memory, Visuospatial/Constructional, Language, Attention, and Delayed Memory.
Screen for deficits in acute-care setting and neurocognitive status in adolescents.
Track recovery during rehabilitation and progression of neurological disorders.
Use as a stand-alone “core” battery for the detection and characterization of dementia in the elderly
Use as a neuropsychological “screen battery” when lengthier standardization assessments are either impractical or inappropriate
Repeat evaluations when an alternate form is needed to control for content practice effects.
Identify inclusion/exclusion criteria as well as efficacy and cognitive side effects in Clinical Trials.

Features

RBANS Update provides significant improvements and is ideal for measuring change over time. It can serve as a neuropsychological “screen battery” when lengthier standardization assessments are either impractical or inappropriate.

Downward age extended to 12:0 years.
Four parallel forms: Form A offers a single set of norms based on age, gender, race, education, and geographic region, with equating studies and adjustments for Forms B-D and Spanish Form A.
Subtest scores now available in addition to index scores.
Manual updated, including new information on adolescents and a review of RBANS-specific research conducted since original publication.

RBANS Update on Q-interactive at a Glance:

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Standard, Classroom, & Experiential Licenses

Subtest Pricing

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Scoring and Reporting

Scores available on screen in qiactive.com

Materials Needed

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Benefits of RBANS Update on Q-interactive

Screen with RBANS and drill deeper with WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, CVLT 3 and a variety of other products.
Administer multiple times with alternative forms to monitor progress
Improve accuracy and speed thanks to automated scoring
Standardize administration like visual cues that help you administer List Learning at the correct pace

How Can I Buy RBANS Update on Q-interactive?

New customers:

Annual Q-interactive licenses can be purchased using our online order form or by calling Customer Support at 1-800-627-7271. See the Q-interactive pricing tab for more information on license options.

Current Q-interactive customers:

If you want to add the RBANS Update to your account, visit our online order form and select the "Add test(s) to existing account" option. You may also call Customer Support at 1-800-627-7271.

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