Effects of socio-demographic variables on performance on the Cambridge neuropsychological automated tests for the assessment of dementia and Portuguese norms for older adults living in retirement homes

Gonçalves, Marta; Pinho, Maria Salome; Simões, M. R.

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Gonçalves, Marta

Pinho, Maria Salome

Simões, M. R.

Abstract(s)

This study aimed to analyze the effects of age, education, gender, computer experience, institutionalization time, and psychotropic drug use on performance on four tests of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) which are recommended for the assessment of dementia (Rapid Visual Information Processing [RVP], Paired Associates Learning [PAL], Spatial Working Memory [SWM], and Reaction Time [RTI]), and to provide norms for Portuguese older persons without neuropsychiatric diagnoses who are living in retirement homes.

Keywords

Aged Aged, 80 and over Computers Dementia Female Homes for the aged Humans Male Mental processes Neuropsychological tests Paired-Associate learning Portugal Reaction time Reference values Socioeconomic factors Spatial memory Visual perception