title: Performance on the Benton Visual Retention Test in an educationally diverse elderly population.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the effects of demographic variables on the performances of Administrations A and C of the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) in a geriatric population with a wide range of educational achievement. We administered the test to 554 nondemented elders aged 60-90 years with an educational history of from zero to 25 years. Age and education significantly influenced Administrations A and C, although gender had no main effect. We observed significant Education x Gender interactions for Administrations A and C, Age x Gender interactions for Administration A, and Age x Education interactions for Administration C. Our results suggest that both nonverbal memory and constructional ability are influenced by age and education. Although there is no overall gender effect, men seem to outperform women in a poorly educated (for Administrations A and C) or relatively older (for Administration A) elderly population.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Program of Cognitive Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Hyun
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Dong Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Il Han
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Jong Choul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Ki Woong
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Hyeong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jhoo
authors.forename: Kwan Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Yong Su
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Paek
authors.forename: Yong Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Jong Inn
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012153:Retention, Psychology