Effect of demographic data on neuropsychological tests

Year 2016, Volume: 41 Issue: 3, 528 - 532, 30.09.2016

Ahmet Evlice

https://doi.org/10.17826/cukmedj.237507

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to research determination of mean neuropsychological test scores and the effect of demographic data on neuropsychological tests in healthy people.

Material and Methods: Between 2014-2016 years; mini mental state examination, forward and backward digit span, verbal fluency (semantic and lexical), clock drawing, verbal and visual memory tests were performed to healthy people. The presence of correlation between neuropsychological tests and gender, age and education were researched in healthy people. 

Results: Hundred subjects (60 female, 40 male) were included to study. No difference was observed between male and female subjects on neuropsychological tests. There was negative correlation between age and mini mental state examination, digit span and semantic fluency tests. And also there was positive correlation between education and all neuropsychological tests (except verbal memory test). 

Conclusion: The mean neuropsychological test scores in healthy people were not shown differences by gender, but they were affected by age and education.

Keywords

Neuropsychological Test, Gender, Age, education

Demografik verilerin nöropsikolojik testler üzerine etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada sağlıklı insanlarda nöropsikolojik test skorlarının belirlenmesi ve demografik verilerin nöropsikolojik testler üzerine etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. 

Gereç ve Yöntem: Sağlıklı olgulara 2014-2016 yılları arasında minimental durum testi, sayı menzili, sözel akıcılık (semantik ve leksikal), saat çizme testi, sözel ve görsel bellek testleri uygulanmıştır. Nöropsikolojik test skorlarının yaş, eğitim ve cinsiyet ile ilişkisi incelenmiştir. 

Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 100 olgu (60 kadın, 40 erkek) alınmıştır. Cinsiyete göre olgular karşılaştırıldığında nöropsikolojik testler açısından anlamlı farklılık gözlenmemiştir. Yaş ile mini mental durum testi, sayı menzili ve semantik akıcılık testleri arasında negatif korelasyon gözlenirken, eğitim ile tüm nöropsikolojik testler (sözel bellek hariç) arasında pozitif korelasyon gözlenmiştir. 

Sonuç: Sağlıklı insanlarda ortalama nöropsikolojik test skorlarının cinsiyete göre farklılık göstermediği, yaş ve eğitimden ise etkilendiği saptanmıştır.

Keywords

Nöropsikolojik Test, Cinsiyet, Yaş, Eğitim

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