RESUMO
The aim of this study is to obtain a sufficiently guaranteed, abridged, Spanish version of the WAIS-III and thereby reduce the time needed to administer the complete scale. Although the samples used were based both on normal individuals (41 participants with no known history of mental illness) as well as individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (41 participants), the real focus of the study was the clinical group because this is where the greatest advantages can be obtained by shortening the time to administer the scale. The data demonstrates that the best combination of tests was: Similarities, Picture Completion, Digit Span and Digit Symbol-coding because, with this reduced form, it was possible to obtain a linear correlation between the IQ of the complete scale and that of the abridged form of .91 in the clinical and .86 in the control group. For both groups, the differences between the real IQ averages and the estimated ones were nonsignificant.
Assuntos
Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Idioma , MasculinoRESUMO
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo obtener una forma abreviada de la versión española del WAISIII que permita, con las garantías suficientes, reducir el tiempo de aplicación de la escala completa. Aunque se utilizaron muestras procedentes tanto de población normal (41 participantes sin patología mental conocida) como de población con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia (41 participantes), realmente el interés estaba centrado en el grupo clínico, ya que en el mismo es donde mayores ventajas se pueden obtener al acortar el tiempo de aplicación de la escala. Los datos mostraron que la mejor combinación de tests fue la de Semejanzas, Figuras Incompletas, Dígitos y Clave de números, ya que con esta forma reducida se obtiene una correlación lineal entre el CI Total de la escala completa y el de la forma abreviada de 0,91 en el grupo clínico y de 0,86 en el control. Para ambos grupos las diferencias entre los CI medios reales y los estimados no fueron significativas(AU)
The aim of this study is to obtain a sufficiently guaranteed, abridged, Spanish version of the WAIS-III and thereby reduce the time needed to administer the complete scale. Although the samples used were based both on normal individuals (41 participants with no known history of mental illness) as well as individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (41 participants), the real focus of the study was the clinical group because this is where the greatest advantages can be obtained by shortening the time to administer the scale. The data demonstrates that the best combination of tests was: Similarities, Picture Completion, Digit Span and Digit Symbol-coding because, with this reduced form, it was possible to obtain a linear correlation between the IQ of the complete scale and that of the abridged form of .91 in the clinical and .86 in the control group. For both groups, the differences between the real IQ averages and the estimated ones were nonsignificant(AU)
