Verbal fluency tests: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population
| Autor: | A Aliaga, M Luna, M Longoni, Gillian G. Leibach, B P Perrin, C P Saracho, S Schebela, M Chávez-Oliveros, W Rodríguez, C Martínez, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, M T Garza, B Rabago, Diego Rivera, G Rodríguez, N Ocampo-Barba, J Galarza-Del-Angel, L Esenarro, Laiene Olabarrieta-Landa, C. García de la Cadena |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Latin Americans Adolescent Adult population Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Spanish speaking Young Adult Sex Factors Reference Values parasitic diseases Verbal fluency test Humans Speech Young adult Aged Language Aged 80 and over Verbal Behavior Rehabilitation Neuropsychology Age Factors Gender Identity Middle Aged Executive functions Latin America Socioeconomic Factors Normative Educational Status Female Neurology (clinical) Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | NeuroRehabilitation. 37(4) |
| ISSN: | 1878-6448 |
| Popis: | Objective To generate normative data for the Verbal Fluency Tests across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. Method The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the Verbal Fluency Test as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. Results The final multiple linear regression models for the letter F explained 8-30% of the variance, 7-32% for letter A, 8-32% for the letter S, and 16-43% for the animal category in Verbal Fluency Test scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women on the Verbal Fluency Test, they did not have an effect size larger than 0.3. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. Conclusions This is the first normative multicenter study conducted in Latin America aiming to create norms for the Verbal Fluency Test; this study will have important outcomes for the future of neuropsychology in the region. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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