Dr. Elam, Thank you so much for getting back to me with all this information. It is super helpful!
Cheers, On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Elam, Jennifer <e...@wustl.edu> wrote: > Hi Ariana, > > For NIH Toolbox, the performance measures (including picture sequence and > list sorting) are scored with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. > The patient-reported-outcome (PRO) measures (all the others on your list) > are scored with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10 (like > T-scores). Here are the highest unadjusted scale scores (not adjusted for > age, gender, race, ethnicity, or education) we see among the HCP > subjects: > > > * Picture Sequence: Highest unadjusted scale score 135.55 > * List Sorting: Highest unadjusted scale score 144.5 > * perceived stress: : Highest unadjusted scale score 80.5 > * Positive Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 71.6 > * Self Efficicacy: Highest unadjusted scale score 68.4 > * Anger Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 85.4 > * Fear Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 84.9 > * Sadness Affect: Highest unadjusted scale score 78.1 > > The raw Toolbox scores we have available show the actual answers given by > each participant for the items they were presented within each test. The > Toolbox tests are set in the software to discontinue if a participant > answers incorrectly on a number of questions (varies per test) at a > particular difficulty level, so it isn't possible for us to calculate raw > scores for participants across items for a particular test because > participants are presented different numbers of items based on their > performance. > > Hope that helps and good luck with your analyses! > Jenn > > > Jennifer Elam, Ph.D. > Scientific Outreach, Human Connectome Project > Washington University School of Medicine > Department of Neuroscience, Box 8108 > 660 South Euclid Avenue > St. Louis, MO 63110 > 314-362-9387 > e...@wustl.edu > www.humanconnectome.org > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Elam, Jennifer > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 5, 2017 5:17:44 PM > *To:* Ariana Cahn; hcp-users@humanconnectome.org > *Cc:* Pascal Tetreault > *Subject:* Re: Maximum values for cognitive scores > > Hi Ariana, > I did find these maximum values for the ASR raw scoring: > > * ASR internalizing (maximum score for raw scores) = 78 > * ASR externalizing (maximum score for raw scores) =70 > * ASR anxiety and depression (maximum score for raw scores) = 36 > * DSM depression (maximum score for raw scores) (from ASR) = 28 > * DSM anxiety (maximum score for raw scores) (from ASR) = 14 > > I'm still working on trying to find the maximum values for the NIH Toolbox > measures. You are right that scores available for download from > ConnectomeDB are unadjusted scale scores and age-adjusted scale scores. If > you are looking at the raw Toolbox data the scoring is not scaled and you > may have to ask the Toolbox helpdesk for more information ( > h...@nihtoolbox.org). > > It may also be that since many of the Toolbox measures are > computer-adaptive tests in which a subject's responses change what > questions they are given for the rest of the test, there may not be a good > answer for the maximum score possible. Looking at the Scoring Guide again, > the Toolbox people would likely advise that you consider the scores scaled > to their norming sample rather than an absolute max. In any case, I should > be able to get you the highest scores that an HCP subject had for the tests > for which you are interested. > > Best, > Jenn > > Jennifer Elam, Ph.D. > Scientific Outreach, Human Connectome Project > Washington University School of Medicine > Department of Neuroscience, Box 8108 > 660 South Euclid Avenue > St. Louis, MO 63110 > 314-362-9387 <(314)%20362-9387><tel:314-362-9387 <(314)%20362-9387>> > e...@wustl.edu<mailto:e...@wustl.edu <e...@wustl.edu>> > www.humanconnectome.org<http://www.humanconnectome.org/> > > ________________________________ > From: Ariana Cahn <ac...@ualberta.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 4:22:59 PM > To: hcp-users@humanconnectome.org; Elam, Jennifer > Cc: Pascal Tetreault > Subject: Maximum values for cognitive scores > > Hello, > > I am trying to find the maximum scores for many of the cognitive/emotional > tests administered to the HCP subjects. I have read the manual for the NIH > toolbox and I cannot link their scoring system to the scores given by the > HCP. From what I can tell, the HCP is providing the "Unadjusted Scale > Scores", which is detailed on page 3 of the 2012 version of the NIH toolbox > scoring and interpretation guide (attached in this email). > I was wondering what the maximum possible values are for the tests listed > below. We have looked at the NIH toolbox manual and interpretation guide, > the HCP data dictionary, and the ASEBA website ( > http://www.aseba.org/adults.html), but have not been able to find this > information. > > I need this information for the following scores: > > * Picture Sequence > * List Sorting > * ASR internalizing (maximum score for raw scores) > * ASR externalizing (maximum score for raw scores) > * ASR anxiety and depression (maximum score for raw scores) > * perceived stress > * DSM depression (maximum score for raw scores) > * DSM anxiety (maximum score for raw scores) > * Positive Affect > * Self Efficiency > * Anger Affect > * Fear Affect > * Sadness Affect > > Thanks, > > -- > Ariana Cahn > BSc (Hons), Neuroscience > > ac...@ualberta.ca<mailto:ac...@ualberta.ca <ac...@ualberta.ca>> > -- *Ariana Cahn* *BSc (Hons), *Neuroscience *ac...@ualberta.ca <ac...@ualberta.ca>* _______________________________________________ HCP-Users mailing list HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users
