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Feasibility, reliability, and validity of a smartphone based application for the assessment of cognitive function in the elderly. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
While considerable knowledge has been gained through the use of established cognitive and motor assessment tools, there is a considerable interest and need for the development of a battery of reliable and validated assessment tools that provide real-time
Robert M Brouillette, Heather Foil, Stephanie Fontenot, Anthony Correro, Ray Allen, Corby K Martin, Annadora J Bruce-Keller, Jeffrey N Keller   +7 more
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Outcomes of an App-Based Intervention to Target Naming Among Individuals With Poststroke Aphasia: Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth
BackgroundPeople with aphasia present with language and communication deficits, most notably in lexical retrieval (naming). Although positive outcomes in naming have been observed following speech-language treatment, many individuals with aphasia ...
Esther S Kim, Laura Laird, Carlee Wilson, Steven Stewart, Philip Mildner, Sebastian Möller, Raimund Schatz, Robert P Spang, Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons, Elizabeth Rochon   +9 more
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Diagnostic performance and cutoff value for the clock drawing test, semantic verbal fluency, and the short Boston Naming Test in community-dwelling educated older adults with neurocognitive disorders

Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2020
Background Little is known regarding the standardized neuropsychological tests available in Arabic. The aim is to determine the diagnostic performance and the best cutoff value for the clock drawing test (CDT), animal category test of semantic verbal ...
Reem Mohamed Sabry ELbedewy, Mohamed ELokl   +1 more
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Depressive symptoms and cognitive performance of the elderly: relationship between institutionalization and activity programs Sintomas depressivos e desempenho cognitivo nos idosos: relações entre institucionalização e realização de atividades

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2006
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of depressive symptoms and to evaluate cognitive performance of institutionalized versus non-institutionalized elderly subjects and to compare the effect of institutionalization and ...
Mara Cristina F Plati, Priscila Covre, Katerina Lukasova, Elizeu Coutinho de Macedo   +3 more
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More Delusions May Be Observed in Low-Proficient Multilingual Alzheimer's Disease Patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Language impairment and behavioral symptoms are both common phenomena in dementia patients. In this study, we investigated the behavioral symptoms in dementia patients with different language backgrounds.
Yi-Chien Liu, Yen-Ying Liu, Ping-Keung Yip, Kyoko Akanuma, Kenichi Meguro   +4 more
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Proficiency of language and item familiarity: Their effects on the I-BNT in Balinese

Jurnal Psikologi Ulayat: Indonesian Journal of Indigenous Psychology
This study investigated whether language proficiency, familiarity with the test items, years of education, age, sex, and type of residential area affect the performance of the Indonesia-adapted Boston Naming Test (I-BNT) among Balinese. 154 participants
Aria Immanuel, Gilles van Luijtelaar
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Normative Data for Test of Verbal Fluency and Naming on Ecuadorian Adult Population

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Objective: To generate normative data for verbal fluency and naming test in an Ecuadorian adult population.Methods: The sample consisted of 322 healthy adults (18–84 years old) recruited from Quito, Ecuador. The verbal fluency and Boston Naming Test (BNT)
Alberto Rodríguez-Lorenzana, Itziar Benito-Sánchez, Itziar Benito-Sánchez, Lila Adana-Díaz, Clara Patricia Paz, Tarquino Yacelga Ponce, Diego Rivera, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla   +9 more
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Investigating the psychometric properties of a South African adaptation of the Boston Naming Test : evidence for diagnostic validity from a memory clinic population

, 2013
Includes abstract.The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a popular confrontation naming test that is frequently used in the detection of naming deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the test may not be appropriate when used outside of North America due
Baerecke, Lauren
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Development and validation of a neurocognitive screening battery : language and spatial cognition

, 2008
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-121).There is great need for an effective neurocognitive screening tool in South Africa. The outdated and diagnostically limited Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) is currently the only widespread form of ...
Mosdell, Jill
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Performance of a sample of patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and healthy elderly on a lexical decision test (LDT) as a measure of pre-morbid intelligence

Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the performance of healthy elderly patients with aging-related pathologies (MCI) and patients with AD on a lexical decision test.
Valéria Trunkl Serrao, Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Kenia Repiso Campanholo, Letícia Lessa Mansur, Ricardo Nitrini, Eliane Correa Miotto   +5 more
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