Neuropsychological test performance of specific diagnostic groups in the canadian study of health and aging (CSHA)

An overview of specific neuropsychological data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging is presented. Variables of interest were diagnosis (no cognitive impairment, cognitive loss without dementia, and dementia), language of test administration (French or English), and residence (community or in...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology 1995-10, Vol.17 (5), p.773-785
Main Authors: Steenhuis, Runa E., Østbye, Truls
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging - psychology
Canada
Dementia - physiopathology
Dementia - psychology
Female
Humans
Language
Male
Memory - physiology
Neuropsychological Tests
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Summary:An overview of specific neuropsychological data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging is presented. Variables of interest were diagnosis (no cognitive impairment, cognitive loss without dementia, and dementia), language of test administration (French or English), and residence (community or institution). Persons with dementia scored below persons without dementia on all neuropsychological measures except the naming of coloured tokens. Some test differences were small and not clinically meaningful while others were substantial. In particular, and as expected, memory function differed between the groups. Language of test administration and place of residence also influenced neuropsychological results independently of diagnosis. Scores differed on some tests (primarily, visuospatial) depending on whether participants lived in institutions or in the community. Persons tested in French scored below those tested in English on many language-based tests.
ISSN:1380-3395
1744-411X
DOI:10.1080/01688639508405166