The Aronson Cognitive Residual Evaluation Scale (ACRES): an Evaluation of Reliability with the Elderly

• Main Author: Marcontell, Deborah K. (Deborah Kay)
• Other Authors: Aronson, Harriet
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1990
• Subjects: residual cognitive skills; Aronson Cognitive Residual Evaluation Scale; Trail Making Test; Cognition disorders in old age > Testing.; Aronson Cognitive Residual Evaluation Scale.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504529/

The Aronson Cognitive Residual Evaluation Scale (ACRES) is a new, relatively short neuropsychological test which attempts to measure residual cognitive skills. This study evaluated the ACRES test-retest reliability over a one to twelve month interval. The Trail Making Test (TMT) was included as a validation measure. Subjects were 58 males and females, aged 68 to 94, living in a retirement center or in the community. The ACRES exhibited moderate to strong reliability correlations and the TMT demonstrated low to moderate correlations with the ACRES. There was no time interval effect. Age had a negative effect on four of five ACRES subtests and gender was significant for one ACRES subtest and the TMT Part B. Percent of subjects classified as brain impaired using traditional cutoffs was higher than when age-corrected norms were used. Clinical utility of the ACRES and the TMT is discussed regarding need for age-corrected norms.