Do DEM test scores change with respect to the language? Norms for Spanish-speaking population

The Developmental Eye Movement (DEM) test is a clinical oculomotor test of a visual-verbal format which has been normalized and whose reliability and validity have been shown elsewhere in an English speaking population. In this paper, the authors provide normative data for a Spanish speaking populat...

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Published inOptometry and vision science Vol. 72; no. 12; pp. 902 - 906
Main Authors Fernandez-Velazquez, F J, Fernandez-Fidalgo, M J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1995
Subjects
Child
Eye Movements - physiology
Female
Humans
Language
Male
Reading
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Saccades - physiology
Spain
Speech
Vision Tests - methods
Spain
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Summary:The Developmental Eye Movement (DEM) test is a clinical oculomotor test of a visual-verbal format which has been normalized and whose reliability and validity have been shown elsewhere in an English speaking population. In this paper, the authors provide normative data for a Spanish speaking population from ages 6 to 11 years. Also, a comparison of results for both languages is provided. The DEM test appears to be highly efficient and not linguistically related for all subjects involved in the study. Results in that age bracket are clinically the same. For age 6 years, although results are not similar (Spanish subjects are significantly slower), the ratio is similar in both groups. The DEM test appears to be reliable; its results could be used in any population regardless of the language.
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ISSN:1040-5488
DOI:10.1097/00006324-199512000-00009