Age, gender, and education effects on vocabulary measures in Greek

Simos, Panagiotis G.; Kasselimis, Dimitrios; Mouzaki, Angeliki

doi:10.1080/02687038.2010.512118

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“…The Greek Version of the BNT Short Version [71] to Assess Confrontational Naming. This test is effective in detecting naming impairments in aphasic patients [60].…”

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The Effects of Age and Education on Executive Functioning and Oral Naming Performance in Greek Cypriot Adults: The Neurocognitive Study for the Aging

Constantinidou¹,

Prokopiou²

2012

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Background/Aims: Age, educational experiences, language and culture can affect linguistic-cognitive performance. This is the first systematic study investigating linguistic-cognitive aging in Greek Cypriot adults focusing on executive functioning (EF) and oral naming performance. Method: Three hundred and fifty-nine participants were included, a group of young-old, aged 60–75 years (n = 231), and a group of old-old participants, aged 76 years and older (n = 128). Participants in each age group were divided into three education groups: 0–4 years (n = 50), 5–9 years (n = 198), and 10 years of education and higher (n = 111). Participants were administered 5 measures of EF along with measures of receptive vocabulary and confrontational naming. Results: There was a significant relationship between the EF composite score and all language measures. MANOVA (α = 0.05) indicated significant age and education effects on most measures of EF and language. Performance on receptive vocabulary and cognitive shift remained stable across age groups, but was mediated by education. Conclusion: Education plays a significant role on all measures requiring semantic organization, speed of information processing, cognitive shift, mental flexibility, receptive vocabulary and confrontational naming. Furthermore, strategic thinking has a role in semantic knowledge, word retrieval and semantic access in healthy aging. We conclude with clinical implications and assessment considerations in aphasia.

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“…The Greek Version of the BNT Short Version [71] to Assess Confrontational Naming. This test is effective in detecting naming impairments in aphasic patients [60].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Greek Version of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test [71] to Assess Receptive or Passive Vocabulary. The total number of correct items was used in the data analysis.…”

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The Effects of Age and Education on Executive Functioning and Oral Naming Performance in Greek Cypriot Adults: The Neurocognitive Study for the Aging

Constantinidou¹,

Prokopiou²

2012

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“…The impact of these variables on language assessments has been explored in several studies (e.g. Simos et al, 2011). Conflicting evidence regarding the extent of the effect of age on naming scores has been reported.…”

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“…Allegri et al, 1997;Tallberg, 2005) such that the order of presentation reflects the order of difficulty for that particular population. Other studies aim to improve the psychometric properties of the BNT by means of omitting some items (Simos, Kasselimis, & Mouzaki, 2011). In their Australian and Greek adaptations, Worrall, Yiu, Hickson, and Barnett (1995) and Patricacou et al (2007), respectively, replaced some items in the test to accommodate cultural differences (e.g.…”

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A Maltese adaptation of the Boston Naming Test: A shortened version

Grima

Franklin

2016

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

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The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is the most widely used naming test worldwide in research and clinical settings. This study aimed to develop a method for adapting the BNT to suit different linguistic and cultural characteristics using the example of Maltese in a bilingual context. In addition, it investigated the effects in Malta of age and level of education on naming performance. The words of the BNT were first translated into Maltese. The test was then piloted to establish target and alternative responses. Naming performance data were later collected from individuals of different ages and levels of education. Only 38 BNT items had at least 70% name agreement. Main effects of age and education were found. A Maltese adaptation was proposed using 38 items and lenient scoring. Similar procedures may be used in other bilingual populations.

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“…The behavioral scale assesses emotional state (depression, anxiety, and emotional lability) and personality changes. Further testing included the Controlled Oral Word Fluency (COWF) evaluation [25], the short form of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) adapted to Greek [26,27], the Comprehension of Instructions in Greek (CIG) evaluation [28], and a short version of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) adapted to Greek [29,30,31]. Administration procedures for the CIG, the PPVT-R, and the BNT are described elsewhere [26,28,29].…”

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Frontotemporal Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discriminant Function Analysis

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Background: There is growing evidence for extramotor dysfunction (EMd) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a reported prevalence of up to 52%. Objective: In the present study, we explore the clinical utility of a brief neuropsychological battery for the investigation of cognitive, behavioral, and language deficits in patients with ALS. Methods: Thirty-four consecutive ALS patients aged 44-89 years were tested with a brief neuropsychological battery, including executive, behavioral, and language measures. Patients were initially classified as EMd or non-EMd based on their scores on the frontal assessment battery (FAB). Results: Between-group comparisons revealed significant differences in all measures (p < 0.01). Discriminant analysis resulted in a single canonical function, with all tests serving as significant predictors. This function agreed with the FAB in 13 of 17 patients screened as EMd and identified extramotor deficits in 2 additional patients. Overall sensitivity and specificity estimates against FAB were 88.2%. Conclusions: We stress the importance of discriminant function analysis in clinical neuropsychological assessment and argue that the proposed neuropsychological battery may be of clinical value, especially when the option of extensive and comprehensive neuropsychological testing is limited. The psychometric validity of an ALS-frontotemporal dementia diagnosis using neuropsychological tests is also discussed.

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Age, gender, and education effects on vocabulary measures in Greek

Cited by 53 publications

References 49 publications

The Effects of Age and Education on Executive Functioning and Oral Naming Performance in Greek Cypriot Adults: The Neurocognitive Study for the Aging

The Effects of Age and Education on Executive Functioning and Oral Naming Performance in Greek Cypriot Adults: The Neurocognitive Study for the Aging

A Maltese adaptation of the Boston Naming Test: A shortened version

Frontotemporal Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Discriminant Function Analysis

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