Measurement invariance of neuropsychological tests in diverse older persons.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Comparability of meaning of neuropsychological test results across ethnic, linguistic, and cultural groups is important for clinicians challenged with assessing increasing numbers of older ethnic minorities. We examined the dimensional structure of a neuropsychological test battery in linguistically and demographically diverse older adults.

Method

The Spanish and English Neuropsychological Assessment Scales (SENAS), developed to provide psychometrically sound measures of cognition for multiethnic and multilingual applications, was administered to a community dwelling sample of 760 Whites, 443 African Americans, 451 English-speaking Hispanics, and 882 Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Cognitive function spanned a broad range from normal to mildly impaired to demented. Mul

SUBMITTER: Mungas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3058248 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature