Date Published:
2008

Publication Type:
Journal Article

Authors:

E.L. Ryan
D. Byrd
M. Rivera-Mindt
W. Rausch
S. Morgello

Secondary:
The Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volume:
22

Pagination:
1018-34

URL:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Keywords:
Internal

Abstract:
<p>The WRAT-3 Reading subtest (WRS) may be inappropriate in diseases having disproportionate impact on populations with educational disadvantages (i.e., HIV/AIDS). To understand how low literate individuals would perform on an IQ test requiring minimal education, the General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA) was studied. HIV+ participants completed WRS, GAMA, and neuropsychological tests. Participants with low WRS (<80 SS) but higher GAMA (>/=80 SS) had significantly better overall neuropsychological functioning than those with <80 SS on both tests. The GAMA may be a useful test when disparities in educational quality render reading-based measures of IQ a poor surrogate of premorbid function.</p>