Development of the Texas Spanish Naming Test: a test for Spanish speakers.
Neuropsychological assessment of Spanish speakers often involves translated versions of English measures, with limited validation data and potential bias due to cultural, educational, and linguistic differences. The Texas Spanish Naming Test (TNT), a 30-item confrontation naming test, was developed for Spanish speakers by systematically selecting culturally salient words. In a sample of 85 minimally educated Spanish speakers, the TNT demonstrated good internal consistency and convergent validity, and showed greater sensitivity than a translated version of the popular Boston Naming Test. Results support the clinical utility of the TNT when dementia among Spanish speakers is suspected.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA. carlos.marquezdelaplata@utsouthwestern.edu
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D000069:Acculturation; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D019303:Multilingualism; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014175:Translating