Performance of Zambian children on the NEPSY: a pilot study.
Dev Neuropsychol
; 20(1): 375-83, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
Forty-five literate schoolchildren aged 9 (n = 25) and 11 (n = 20) from urban Zambia were given core and expanded tests on the NEPSY and their performance was scored according to age-equivalent norms for U.S. children. This study indicates that in urban, literate Zambian children, the NEPSY is relatively insensitive to language and cultural influences that often compromise the applicability of Western tests in the developing world. No consistent improvement in the standard scores was found as a function of educational experience. Comparison against the U.S. normative average revealed that both age groups were poorer in the domains of language and attention and executive functions, whereas their performance was better in the visuospatial processing domain. It is concluded that the NEPSY in its present form may be clinically useful, but its results should still be treated with caution, taking into account cultural, language, and personal demographic information. More studies, with divergent and larger samples of varying age ranges are required. It seems that the NEPSY could serve as the initial step in the development of neuropsychological practices in Zambia.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Cognitivos
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Testes Neuropsicológicos
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Neuropsychol
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article