Neuropsychological Test Performance of Cognitively Healthy Centenarians: Normative Data From the Dutch 100-Plus Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The fraction of the population that reaches the age of 100 years is growing. At this age, dementia incidence is high and cognitive functioning is highly variable across individuals. Normative data for neuropsychological tests are lacking in centenarians, which hampers the ability to evaluate their cognitive functioning for both research and clinical practice. Here, we generated norms for neuropsychological tests in a sample of cognitively healthy centenarians while taking sensory impairments into account.

Design

Cross-sectional cohort study.

Setting

Centenarians who participate in the prospective 100-plus Study.

Participants

A total of 235 centenarians (71.5% female), who self-reported to be cognitively healthy, which was confirmed by an informant an

SUBMITTER: Beker N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379661 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature