On the importance of using local tests and local norms in the assessment of memory.
Appl Neuropsychol Adult
; 29(6): 1492-1498, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
The current study compared the assessment of memory with a translated story recall test and its original published norms and an equivalent local test with local norms. Analyses used data from 232 individuals with memory complaints who underwent neuropsychological evaluation at an outpatient memory clinic. One group of participants completed a translated test (N = 126) and another group completed a local test (N = 106). Additionally, participants completed tasks of word list recall, picture naming, and verbal fluency, all having local norms. The results showed that raw scores on the delayed story recall test, and on all other cognitive tasks, did not differ across groups, and the cross-task correlations were significant and similar in size in both groups. Yet, there was an interaction between group and standardized tests scores, whereby the standardized scores on the translated story recall test were equivalent to population mean, whereas all other scores fell below the mean. Conversion of raw scores to the original norms indicated that the performance of individuals with memory complaints was intact, while conversion of scores on a local test to local norms revealed the expected memory impairment. The findings highlight the importance of using local tests and local norms in the assessment of memory.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Recuerdo Mental
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Trastornos de la Memoria
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Neuropsychol Adult
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Israel