Table 2. Preliminary norms based on meta-analysis of physician performance.
< -3 sd. | -3 sd. | -2.5 sd. | -2 sd. | -1.5 sd. | -1 sd. | -.5 sd. | .5 sd. | 1 sd. | 1.5 sd. | 2 sd. | 2.5 sd. | 3 sd. | >3 sd. | |||
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Index | Standard Deviation | Mean | Refer for extended assessment …. | ←←← | ||||||||||||
MicroCog | Below Average | Below Average | Below Average | Low Average | Low Average | Average | Above Average | |||||||||
Heaton | Severe Impairment | Moderate to Severe | Moderate Impairment | Mild to Moderate | Mild Impairment | Below Average | Average | Above average | ||||||||
Attention/mental control | 11 | 107 | *** | 73 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 101 | 113 | 118 | 124 | 130 | 135 | 141 | *** |
Reasoning/calculation | 12 | 111 | *** | 74 | 80 | 86 | 93 | 99 | 105 | 117 | 124 | 130 | 136 | 142 | 148 | *** |
Memory | 11 | 111 | *** | 78 | 83 | 89 | 94 | 100 | 105 | 116 | 122 | 127 | 133 | 138 | 144 | *** |
Spatial Processing | 9 | 107 | *** | 79 | 84 | 88 | 93 | 98 | 102 | 112 | 116 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 135 | *** |
Reaction Time | 10 | 112 | *** | 81 | 86 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 107 | 117 | 122 | 127 | 132 | 137 | 143 | *** |
Information processing speed | 13 | 104 | *** | 66 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 110 | 116 | 123 | 129 | 135 | 141 | *** |
Information Processing Accuracy | 10 | 111 | *** | 81 | 86 | 91 | 96 | 101 | 106 | 117 | 122 | 127 | 132 | 137 | 142 | *** |
General Cognitive Functioning | 11 | 109 | *** | 77 | 82 | 88 | 93 | 99 | 104 | 115 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 136 | 142 | *** |
General Cognitive Proficiency | 12 | 109 | *** | 74 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 103 | 115 | 121 | 127 | 132 | 138 | 144 | *** |