Ineffectiveness of an Italian NART-equivalent for the Estimation of Verbal Learning Ability in Normal Elderly

Comparison between current and premorbid memory ability may be of help when trying to make a timely diagnosis of cognitive decline in questionable dementia. In the present study, we evaluated the possibility of estimating episodic verbal memory scores at the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT)...

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Published inJournal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 618 - 623
Main Authors Isella, V., Villa, M.L., Forapani, E., Piamarta, F., Russo, A., Appollonio, I.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Colchester Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2005
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Demography
Female
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Humans
Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data
Italy
Male
Medical sciences
Memory - physiology
Mental Status Schedule
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reading
Reproducibility of Results
Techniques and methods
Verbal Learning - physiology
Italy
Human
Verbal learning
Italian
Mini Mental State Examination Folstein et al
Education level
National Adult Reading Test Nelson
Neuropsychological test
Psychometrics
Cognition
Intelligence test
Verbal ability
Verbal memory
Auditory Verbal Learning Test Rey
Acquisition process
Language
Elderly
Age
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Summary:Comparison between current and premorbid memory ability may be of help when trying to make a timely diagnosis of cognitive decline in questionable dementia. In the present study, we evaluated the possibility of estimating episodic verbal memory scores at the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) from an irregular words reading task held to resist to deterioration, that is the Italian analogue of the NART, the TIB (Test d'Intelligenza Breve - brief intelligence test). A regression analysis was performed in a large sample of healthy elderly, using RAVLT scores as dependent variable and TIB score, MMSE score, age and education as predictors. We failed to find a relationship between the two tests that was strong enough for a reliable estimation of memory ability.
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ISSN:1380-3395
1744-411X
DOI:10.1080/13803390490918552