title: Influence of sociodemographic variables on neuropsychological test performance in Spanish-speaking older adults.
abstract: There is limited information regarding the impact of sociodemographic variables on the neuropsychological test performance of the Spanish-speaking older adult residing in the United States (US). This study examines the influence of age, education, gender, age of arrival in the US, percentage of lifetime in the US, acculturation, and reported depressive symptoms on neuropsychological test performance in a group of cognitively normal Spanish-speaking elders, the majority of whom were Cuban born. Educational attainment had a broad effect on test scores, with the other variables having only limited effects. These results underscore the impact of educational attainment on neuropsychological test performance among the cognitively normal Spanish-speaking older adult.
authors.affiliation: Center on Aging and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33140, USA. aacevedo3@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Amarilis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Loewenstein
authors.forename: Joscelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agrón
authors.forename: Ranjan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duara
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003710:Demography; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States