Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue: 2

Internal Consistency Reliability and Test-Retest Reliability of Scale for Assessment of Neuro-Cognitive-Behavioural Deficits (SAND)

  • Author:
  • Masroor Jahan1, Amool R. Singh2,, Sarin Dominic3, Sangita Kumari4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 117 to 121

1Additional Professor of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi-834 006, Jharkhand

2Professor of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi-834 006, Jharkhand

3Ph. D. Scholar, Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi-834 006, Jharkhand

4M. Phil. Trainee, Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi-834 006, Jharkhand

*Corresponding Author: Prof. (Dr) Amool R Singh E-mail: sisamool@yahoo.com

Online published on 24 February, 2020.

Abstract

In view of limited available tools to assess neuro-cognitive and behavioural deficits, particularly in Indian context, Scale for Assessment of Neuro-cognitive-behavioural Deficits (SAND) is being developed. The scale consists of 6 subscales, namely, motor activities, visual-spatial processing, attention, memory, executive functions and activities of daily living. The internal consistency reliability (item, subscale intercorrelation and split half reliability) and test-retest reliability was assessed on a sample of 30 normal participants screened on General Health Questionnaire. Overall, findings suggest that SAND) has fair internal consistency (average inter-item correlation was.741 and split-half reliability for various subscales is near or above.90) and test-retest reliability (from.750 to.978 on various subscales; average test-retest reliability.875).

Keywords

Cognitive Symptoms, Neuro-behavioural deficits, Assessment Tool, Neuro-Cognitive Impairment, Activities of daily living