Performance of adults with Down's syndrome on the Children's Version of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test: A brief report

1 February 1995

journal article
Published by Wiley in British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Vol. 34 (1) , 85-88
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8260.1995.tb01440.x

Abstract

We gave the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test for Children (RBMT-C) to 37 community dwelling adults with Down's syndrome. Ages ranged from 19 to 44 years (mean 29 years, SD 6 years). We wanted to know (a) if the test could be administered to this group and (b) how people with Down's syndrome compared with children aged 5 to 10 years. All subjects were able to participate in the test and all were 'off the floor'. Story recall was the hardest subtest for people with Down's syndrome, while remembering to deliver a message was the easiest. We discuss the possible use of this test in studies comparing older people with Down's syndrome with Alzheimer patients.

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