| Cross-cultural application of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): performances of elderly Chinese Singaporeans. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20560092 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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There is a paucity of normative studies outside of North America and on elderly populations with very low education level. In the present study we examined the performance of poorly educated elderly on the Repeatable Battery Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) with 352 cognitively normal elderly Chinese persons living in the community in Singapore who were enrolled in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS). Those with no formal education performed significantly less well than those with some years of formal education across four of five RBANS indices as well as the Total Scale score. Age- and education-adjusted normative data for the RBANS were established for the sample. The means and standard deviations of each of 12 subtests raw scores, five Index scores and the Total Scale score were calculated and stratified by age and education. Data from the present study should considerably advance the clinical utility of the RBANS in Chinese geriatric evaluations in Singapore, and can serve as a reference source for poorly educated elderly Chinese from around the region and beyond. |
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Authors:
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May-Li Lim; Simon Lowes Collinson; Lei Feng; Tze-Pin Ng |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Clinical neuropsychologist Volume: 24 ISSN: 1744-4144 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Neuropsychol Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-28 Completed Date: 2010-11-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8806548 Medline TA: Clin Neuropsychol Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 811-26 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. pcmlml@nus.edu.sg |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging / psychology* Asian Continental Ancestry Group* Cross-Cultural Comparison Educational Status Female Humans Language Longitudinal Studies Male Mental Processes Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests* / standards Singapore |
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