Title
Verbal fluency tests: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population
Date Issued
09 November 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Olabarriet.a-Landa L.
Rivera D.
Galarza-Del-Angel J.
Garza M.T.
Saracho C.P.
Rodríguez W.
Chávez-Oliveros M.
Rábago B.
Leibach G.
Schebela S.
Martínez C.
Luna M.
Longoni M.
Ocampo-Barba N.
Rodríguez G.
Aliaga A.
García De La Cadena C.
Perrin B.P.
Arango-Lasprilla J.C.
Publisher(s)
IOS Press
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To generate normative data for theVerbal Fluency Tests across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD: The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the Verbal Fluency Test as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS: The final multiple linear regression models for the letter F explained 830% of the variance, 732% for letter A, 832% for the letter S, and 1643% for the animal category in Verbal Fluency Test scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women on the Verbal Fluency Test, they did not have an effect size larger than 0.3. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first normative multicenter study conducted in Latin America aiming to create norms for the Verbal Fluency Test; this study will have important outcomes for the future of neuropsychology in the region.
Start page
515
End page
561
Volume
37
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84954215740
PubMed ID
Source
NeuroRehabilitation
ISSN of the container
10538135
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