Vata-m: Visual-Analogue test assessing anosognosia for motor impairment

Della Sala, Sergio; Cocchini, Gianna; Beschin, Nicoletta and Cameron, A.. 2009. Vata-m: Visual-Analogue test assessing anosognosia for motor impairment. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 23(3), pp. 406-427. ISSN 1385-4046 [Article]

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There has been a growing interest in anosognosia in both clinical and research domains, yet relatively little attention has been paid to methods for evaluating it. Usually, the presence and severity of anosognosia is assessed by means of structured interviews or questionnaires. Both interviews and questionnaires can provide valuable information, but they rely heavily on self-evaluation and language, and are therefore prone to bias and pose more difficulty in the assessment of aphasic patients. The aim of this study was to develop a new tool, the VATAm (Visual-Analogue Test for Anosognosia for motor impairment), to assess explicit anosognosia for motor impairments. The VATAm is a questionnaire that compares a patient's self-evaluation with a caregivers' evaluation of the patient's abilities on a series of motor tasks. In addition, the test overcomes some of the limitations of the existing structured interviews and questionnaires, by enhancing reliability, improving data interpretation and diagnosis, and enabling assessment of patients with aphasia.

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Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1080/13854040802251393

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Psychology

Dates:

DateEvent
April 2009Published

Item ID:

5052

Date Deposited:

02 Mar 2011 10:53

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30 Jun 2017 14:13

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Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

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https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/5052

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