Normative data for a brief neuropsychological battery administered to English- and Spanish-speaking community-dwelling elders

J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 1998 Jul;4(4):311-8.

Abstract

The use of neuropsychological tests in non-English-speaking populations and among those with less education has been limited because most tests have been standardized for English-speaking populations with relatively high levels of education. In effort to establish norms, a battery of neuropsychological tests was administered, in either English or Spanish, to 995 normal elders with a wide range of educational attainment, residing in the community of Washington Heights-Inwood in northern Manhattan. Results indicate that age, education, and language all influence test performance and should be considered when evaluating neuropsychological measures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging / psychology*
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multilingualism
  • Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data*
  • New York City
  • Psychometrics
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • White People / psychology*