Confirmation of the competitive validity of the Russian Aphasiological Test, a new standardized tool for the diagnosis of aphasia

Buivolova O.V.; Stepanova V.R.; Soloukhina O.A.; Gorshkov G.I.; Zorina E.V.; Antipova E.S.; Nikiforova T.Y.; Savina O.A.; Urzhumtseva I.V.; Cheremin R.A.; Dragoy O.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202512503228

Buivolova O.V.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0003-4148-5852

Stepanova V.R.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0001-6677-6125

Soloukhina O.A.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0003-4584-9502

Gorshkov G.I.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0003-2304-1756

Zorina E.V.

National Research University Higher School of Economics;
Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0000-0003-4641-0542

Antipova E.S.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0006-9208-6404

Nikiforova T.Y.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0000-8601-6780

Savina O.A.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0006-4507-921X

Urzhumtseva I.V.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0003-4381-6034

Cheremin R.A.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0000-0001-6018-6327

Dragoy O.V.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0002-6777-5164

Confirmation of the competitive validity of the Russian Aphasiological Test, a new standardized tool for the diagnosis of aphasia

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Buivolova O.V., Stepanova V.R., Soloukhina O.A., Gorshkov G.I., Zorina E.V., Antipova E.S., Nikiforova T.Y., Savina O.A., Urzhumtseva I.V., Cheremin R.A., Dragoy O.V.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2025;125(3‑2): 28‑34

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202512503228

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Buivolova OV, Stepanova VR, Soloukhina OA, et al. . Confirmation of the competitive validity of the Russian Aphasiological Test, a new standardized tool for the diagnosis of aphasia. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2025;125(3‑2):28‑34. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202512503228

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OBJECTIVE

To approve of the validity of a new diagnostic tool — the Russian Aphasiological Test (RAT) — by comparing the results of the RAT and the Scale for assessing the severity of speech disorders in patients with local brain lesions (Wasserman scale), commonly used in the Russian-speaking settings.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

One hundred stroke survivors were tested with RAT and the Wasserman Scale. A correlation analysis was conducted between the overall scores of these two tests and scores for individual tasks that check the integrity of comparable speech skills (comprehension, repetition, naming, and storytelling from the plot picture).

RESULTS

Using the Spearman correlation coefficient (ρ=–0.85, p<0.001), a significant negative correlation was found between the total scores for the two tests. A moderate negative correlation was also found using the Kendall correlation coefficient between individual tests (p<0.001). Therefore, the comparability of the methods is considered confirmed.

CONCLUSION

This study demonstrates the consistency of RAT and Wasserman scale results, which confirms the reliability of RAT as a complementary tool in assessing speech disorders in patients with local brain lesions.

Keywords:

aphasia

stroke

Russian Aphasiological Test

Wasserman scale

competitive validity

speech disorders

Authors:

Buivolova O.V.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0003-4148-5852

Stepanova V.R.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0001-6677-6125

Soloukhina O.A.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0003-4584-9502

Gorshkov G.I.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0003-2304-1756

Zorina E.V.

National Research University Higher School of Economics;
Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0000-0003-4641-0542

Antipova E.S.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0006-9208-6404

Nikiforova T.Y.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0000-8601-6780

Savina O.A.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0006-4507-921X

Urzhumtseva I.V.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0009-0003-4381-6034

Cheremin R.A.

Center for Speech Pathology and Neurorehabilitation

ORCID: 0000-0001-6018-6327

Dragoy O.V.

National Research University Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0002-6777-5164

Received:

15.11.2024

Accepted:

09.12.2024

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