Normative data for the Boston Naming Test and the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test in the elderly Spanish population

J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2008 Jan;30(1):1-6. doi: 10.1080/13803390701743954. Epub 2007 Nov 6.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to obtain normative data for naming and semantic memory (SM) tests in the elderly Spanish population. A total of 121 Spanish-speaking senior citizens were assessed with the Boston Naming Test (BNT). Of these, 79 were assessed with the Semantic Fluency Test (Sem-Flu) and 72 with the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test (PPT). Mean scores were 49.6 (SD = 5.6) for the BNT, 49.6 (SD = 2.2) for the PPT, and 16.9 (SD = 4.9) for the Sem-Flu. All SM tests were significantly influenced by participants' level of education (p < .01). The BNT was also significantly influenced by gender. A significant positive association was found between naming and SM tests (p < .01). Normative data for naming and SM tests could be useful in clinical assessment and research in Spanish-speaking dementia patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Geriatric Assessment*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Memory / physiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Names*
  • Neuropsychological Tests / standards*
  • Photic Stimulation
  • Reference Values
  • Regression Analysis
  • Semantics*
  • Spanien
  • Verbal Behavior / physiology