Abstract
The Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT) which was designed to measure unilateral visual neglect (UVN) consists of two parts: six conventional subtests which have commonly been used to detect UVN and nine behavioral subtests which were developed to simulate activities of daily living. The test was standardized on 50 normal subjects and was administered to 80 CVA patients in Great Britain. The test appears to have high inter-rater (.99), test-retest (.99), and parallel from reliability (.91). Validity of the conventional subtests has been examined, but the validity of the behavioral subtests has not. The test appears to be useful to clinicians because it is relatively simple to administer, is standardized, and is intended to identify problems that patients will demonstrate in daily life. However to improve its usefulness, further studies should address a normative sample in the U.S. with greater attention to age and sex distribution, I.Q., and educational level. The relationship between performance on the beh...
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