Usefulness of a 15-item version of the Boston Naming Test in neuopsychological assessment of low-educational elders with dementia

Usefulness of a 15-item version of the Boston Naming Test in neuopsychological assessment of low-educational elders with dementia

A study validated a reduced version of the Boston Naming Test in a sample of 78 low-educational elderly persons with or without dementia, as determined by independent assessment with a battery of cognitive tests. The reduced version was found to be equivalent to the complete Boston Naming Test, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2002-03, Vol.57B (2), p.P187
Hauptverfasser: Calero, M Dolores, Arnedo, M Luisa, Navarro, Elena, Ruiz-Pedrosa, Monica, Carnero, Cristobal
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Sprache:eng
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Dementia
Older people
Psychological tests
Psychology
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Zusammenfassung:A study validated a reduced version of the Boston Naming Test in a sample of 78 low-educational elderly persons with or without dementia, as determined by independent assessment with a battery of cognitive tests. The reduced version was found to be equivalent to the complete Boston Naming Test, and to have criterion validity with respect to other measures of dementia.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368