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Performance on the Green Word Memory Test following Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom-era military service: Test failure is related to evaluation context.

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McCormick, CL; Yoash-Gantz, RE; McDonald, SD; Campbell, TC; Tupler, LA
Published in: Arch Clin Neuropsychol
December 2013

This study investigates prior reports of high neuropsychological symptom validity test (SVT) failure rates in post-deployed Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) active and veteran military personnel, using a large, multi-site sample (N = 214) drawn from three levels of the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Polytrauma System of Care. The sample failure rate and its relationship to research versus dual research/clinical context of evaluation were examined, in addition to secondary variables explored in prior studies. Results yielded an overall failure rate of 25%, lower than prior reports describing OEF/OIF active-duty and veteran military personnel. Findings also supported the hypothesis that SVT failure rates would differ by context (dual > research). Participants with traumatic brain injury (TBI) failed more frequently than those without TBI in the dual context but not in the research context. Secondary analyses revealed that failure rates increased in the presence of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and male sex but were unrelated to active versus veteran military status, service connection (SC) or percentage of SC, age, education, or ethnicity. Further research is required to elucidate the underpinnings of these findings in light of the limited literature and variability between OEF/OIF-related SVT studies, as well as the substantial diagnostic and treatment implications for VA.

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Arch Clin Neuropsychol

DOI

EISSN

1873-5843

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

28

Issue

8

Start / End Page

808 / 823

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Military Personnel
  • Memory
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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McCormick, C. L., Yoash-Gantz, R. E., McDonald, S. D., Campbell, T. C., & Tupler, L. A. (2013). Performance on the Green Word Memory Test following Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom-era military service: Test failure is related to evaluation context. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 28(8), 808–823. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/act050
McCormick, Cortney L., Ruth E. Yoash-Gantz, Scott D. McDonald, Thomas C. Campbell, and Larry A. Tupler. “Performance on the Green Word Memory Test following Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom-era military service: Test failure is related to evaluation context.Arch Clin Neuropsychol 28, no. 8 (December 2013): 808–23. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/act050.
McCormick CL, Yoash-Gantz RE, McDonald SD, Campbell TC, Tupler LA. Performance on the Green Word Memory Test following Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom-era military service: Test failure is related to evaluation context. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2013 Dec;28(8):808–23.
McCormick, Cortney L., et al. “Performance on the Green Word Memory Test following Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom-era military service: Test failure is related to evaluation context.Arch Clin Neuropsychol, vol. 28, no. 8, Dec. 2013, pp. 808–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/arclin/act050.
McCormick CL, Yoash-Gantz RE, McDonald SD, Campbell TC, Tupler LA. Performance on the Green Word Memory Test following Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom-era military service: Test failure is related to evaluation context. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2013 Dec;28(8):808–823.
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Published In

Arch Clin Neuropsychol

DOI

EISSN

1873-5843

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

28

Issue

8

Start / End Page

808 / 823

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Military Personnel
  • Memory
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
  • Female