Neuropsychological problem-solving skills in the elderly.
This article describes the performance of a representative sample of 110 participants aged from 65 to 75 years. Participants completed the Trail-Making Test, Tactual Performance Test, and Booklet Category Test. Results confirmed that previously established cutoff scores used to determine impairment are not appropriate for this age group. Significant sex differences were found for the Tactual Performance Test and Booklet Category Test. Mean scores presented in this article provide useful normative standards for the three aforementioned tasks when given to patients aged from 65 to 75 years.
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Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
D000368:Aged; D003210:Concept Formation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009949:Orientation; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology