Effects of Age, Education, and Living Environment on Boston Naming Test Performance

Neils, Jean; Baris, Julie M.; Carter, Cheryl; Dell'Aira, Angel; Nordloh, Sharon J.; Weiler, Ernest M.; Weisiger, Bradford E.

doi:10.1044/jshr.3805.1143

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“…This study supports the findings of Welch et al (1996), Worrall et al (1995), Neils et al (1995), andHawkins et al (1993) studies that education level and BNT scores have a relationship. Welch et al, Worrall et a/.…”

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confidence: 94%

Race, gender, and educational level effects on Boston Naming Test scores

et al. 1998

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The Boston Naming Test is designed to identify word retrieval problems; however, normative data for this test are limited. One hundred subjects participated in this study to examine race, gender, and educational level effects on test scores. Subjects included 25 African American males, 25 African American females, 25 Caucasian males, and 25 Caucasian females with no neurologic impairment from a wide age range. Race and gender did not have a significant effect on test scores; however, educational level had an effect on the number of correct responses. Subjects with more years of education were determined to have exposure to a wider vocabulary base which was credited with the higher test scores.

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confidence: 94%

Race, gender, and educational level effects on Boston Naming Test scores

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“…These findings were quite consistent with the previous research which has robustly found BNT scores to increase with higher educational levels (Elkadi et al, 2006;Fernandez-Blazquez et al, 2012;Neils et al, 1995). Therefore neuropsychologists in Latin America should use the education-adjusted norms generated for each country when administering the BNT in that country.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…These age findings are similar to previous studies that have shown lower BNT scores in older adults (Fernandez-Blazquez et al, 2012), although as with the current study, age effects were generally smaller than education effects (Neils et al, 1995). On the other hand, one study did not find an effect of age on BNT performance (Aranciva et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 68%

“…They found that women with higher educational levels had better verbal performance when compared to women with lower educational levels (Elkadi et al, 2006). Other research, administered in normal elderly subjects between the ages of 65 and 97 has found that education had a greater impact than age on the BNT test, however this impact diminished at older ages (Neils et al, 1995). Nonetheless this relationship between age, education, and the BNT is not fully established, as some authors have not found an influence of age and education on the performance of the BNT (Aranciva et al 2012).…”

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Standard form of the Boston Naming Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population

Olabarrieta‐Landa

Rivera

Paredes

et al. 2015

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Abstract.Objective: To generate normative data on the Boston Naming Test (BNT) across 10 countries in Latin America, with countryspecific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. Method: The sample consisted of 3,779 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the BNT 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 explained between 3-32% of the variance in BNT scores. Although t-tests showed significant differences between men and women for Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, and Bolivia on the BNT, none of the six countries had 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 to generate norms for the BNT; this study will have substantial repercussions for the practice of neuropsychology throughout the global region.

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“…The Boston Naming Test (BNT) (Kaplan et al 1983) is an instrument that is frequently used for the detection of these word-retrieval or naming di¬culties (Beele et al 1984, Worrall andBurtenshaw 1990). There is a considerable body of literature reporting the naming abilities of normal elderly as measured by the BNT (Albert et al 1988, Armstrong and Walker 1994, Au et al 1995, Farmer 1990, Goulet et al 1994, Kimbarrow et al 1996, LaBarge et al 1986, Mitrushina and Satz 1995, Neils et al 1995, Nicholas et al 1989, Nicholas et al 1985, Van Gorp et al 1986, Welch et al 1996, Worrall et al 1995. A review of this literature shows that reports of age-related performance of picture naming in normal elderly are inconsistent.…”

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Boston Naming Test results for healthy older Australians: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study

Cruice¹,

Worrall²,

Hickson³

2000

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This study reports on a sample of normal Australian elderly who were assessed for naming ability using the Boston Naming Test (BNT). The study aimed to examine and compare the changes in naming ability, using both longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis, and determine the relationships between naming ability and age, educational level, visual acuity and gender and cultural relevance. Contradictory ®ndings were produced regarding age and were dependent on the research design. Longitudinal analysis showed no age-related change in naming ability in subjects over a four-period. In contrast, crosssectional analysis showed a weak but signi®cant correlation between age and naming ability. Educational level, visual acuity and gender were unrelated to changes in naming ability over time, and unrelated to naming ability across the cohort of elderly. The Australian elderly performed better on the modi®ed Australian version of the BNT than on the original American version. Thus, clinicians need to be cautious when interpreting the results of the BNT for elderly and for populations outside North America. The results of this study also indicate a need for further longitudinal research of a greater duration to establish age-related decline in naming ability.

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Effects of Age, Education, and Living Environment on Boston Naming Test Performance

Cited by 83 publications

References 31 publications

Race, gender, and educational level effects on Boston Naming Test scores

Race, gender, and educational level effects on Boston Naming Test scores

Standard form of the Boston Naming Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population

Boston Naming Test results for healthy older Australians: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study

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