Neuropsychological test performance of Spanish speakers: Is performance different across different Spanish-speaking subgroups?
Neuropsychological test performance of Spanish speakers: Is performance different across different Spanish-speaking subgroups?
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DOI：
10.1080/13803395.2013.778232
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发表时间：
2013-04-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Puente, Antonio E.
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作者：
Bure-Reyes, Annelly;Hidalgo-Ruzzante, Natalia;Puente, Antonio E.
尽管理论和研究已经指出了年龄、性别或教育等变量对神经心理评估的重要性，但对语言和文化的重视要少得多。随着北美讲西班牙语的人口不断增加，而目前可用的临床和学术信息数量有限，对这一群体的神经心理学评估同样变得越来越重要。尽管在过去的二十年里已经发表了几项研究，但存在一种假设，即所有讲西班牙语的人，在保持教育和年龄不变的情况下，无论他们的出身如何，都会表现相似。为了解决这一假设，对来自四个不同国家（智利、多米尼加共和国、波多黎各和西班牙）的126名参与者进行了测试。参与者在以下常用的神经心理学测试进行比较：言语系列学习曲线，Rey Osterrieth复杂图形测试，言语音素流畅性测试，Stroop颜色和单词测试，以及连线测试。分析显示，在五项测试中，有两项组间存在显著差异。在系列学习测验和言语流畅性测验的延迟回忆中观察到显著差异。研究结果强调了西班牙语使用者之间组内差异的重要性。
Even though theories and research have pointed out the importance of variables such as age, gender, or education on neuropsychological assessment, much less emphasis has been placed on language and culture. With the increasing population of Spanish speakers in North America and the limited amount of clinical and scholarly information currently available, neuropsychological assessment of this group has similarly become of increasing importance. Though several studies have been published over the last two decades, an assumption exists that all Spanish speakers, holding education and age constant, would perform similarly regardless of their origin. To address this assumption, a sample of 126 participants was tested from four different countries (Chile, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain). Participants were compared on the following commonly used neuropsychological tests: Verbal Serial Learning Curve, Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, Verbal Phonemic Fluency Test, the Stroop Color and Word Test, and the Trail Making Test. Analyses revealed significant differences across the groups in two of the five tests administered. Significant differences were observed in the delayed recall of the Serial Learning Test and in the Verbal Fluency Test. The findings highlight the importance of within-group differences between Spanish speakers.