Hopkins Verbal Learning Test - Revised: Norms for Elderly African Americans

The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test - Revised (HVLT-R) is a memory test commonly used in neuropsychological evaluations, but for which there are currently no normative data for elderly African Americans. The current study examined the influence of demographic characteristics on HVLT-R performance measu...

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Published in:Clinical neuropsychologist 2002-08, Vol.16 (3), p.356-372
Main Authors: Friedman, Melissa A., Schinka, John A., Mortimer, James A., Graves, Amy Borenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Humans
Memory
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Verbal Learning
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Summary:The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test - Revised (HVLT-R) is a memory test commonly used in neuropsychological evaluations, but for which there are currently no normative data for elderly African Americans. The current study examined the influence of demographic characteristics on HVLT-R performance measures in a community-dwelling sample of 237 African American older adults (60-84 years). Age, gender, and education accounted for moderate amounts of variance in HVLT-R performance. Based on these results, normative tables for HVLT-R scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided.
ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
DOI:10.1076/clin.16.3.356.13857