Neuropsychological Test Performance Among Caribbean-born and U.S.-born African American Elderly: The Role of Age, Education and Reading Level

Within-group variation is an important yet under-studied component of cross-cultural neuropsychology. The current study explored this potential source of variation in a neurologically healthy African American elderly sample by comparing the neuropsychological test performance of nondemented groups o...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology 2005-11, Vol.27 (8), p.1056-1069
Main Authors: Byrd, Desiree A., Sanchez, Danurys, Manly, Jennifer J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans - psychology
Aged - psychology
Aging - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Caribbean Region - ethnology
Education
Female
Humans
Language
Male
Medical sciences
Memory - physiology
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reading
Techniques and methods
United States
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Summary:Within-group variation is an important yet under-studied component of cross-cultural neuropsychology. The current study explored this potential source of variation in a neurologically healthy African American elderly sample by comparing the neuropsychological test performance of nondemented groups of Caribbean-born and U.S.-born African American elders who live in New York City. Caribbean-born elders resided in the U.S. for a mean of 41.5 years (SD = 17.0). Results indicate that in general, Caribbean-born elders in this cohort did not demonstrate a unique cognitive testing profile from U.S.-born African American elders. However, the Caribbean-born group demonstrated a higher quality of education than their U.S.-born counterparts. The influence of demographic factors (i.e., age and education) on neuropsychological test performance was markedly attenuated in Caribbean-born elders though reading level was the strongest predictor of test performance for all elders, regardless of birthplace.
ISSN:1380-3395
1744-411X
DOI:10.1080/13803390490919353