Performance of normal adults on Rey Auditory Learning Test: a pilot study

The present study aimed to assess the performance of healthy Brazilian adults on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), a test devised for assessing memory, and to investigate the influence of the variables age, sex and education on the performance obtained, and finally to suggest scores whi...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2009-06, Vol.67 (2A), p.224-228
Main Authors: Teruya, Leila Cardoso, Ortiz, Karin Zazo, Minett, Thaís Soares Cianciarullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Auditory Perception - physiology
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Learning - physiology
Male
Memory, Short-Term - physiology
Mental Recall - physiology
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
NEUROSCIENCES
Pilot Projects
PSYCHIATRY
Reference Values
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Summary:The present study aimed to assess the performance of healthy Brazilian adults on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), a test devised for assessing memory, and to investigate the influence of the variables age, sex and education on the performance obtained, and finally to suggest scores which may be adopted for assessing memory with this instrument. The performance of 130 individuals, subdivided into groups according to age and education, was assessed. Overall performance decreased with age. Schooling presented a strong and positive relationship with scores on all subitems analyzed except learning, for which no influence was found. Mean scores of subitems analyzed did not differ significantly between men and women, except for the delayed recall subitem. This manuscript describes RAVLT scores according to age and education. In summary, this is a pilot study that presents a profile of Brazilian adults on A1, A7, recognition and LOT subitem.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200010