Normative study of the Stroop Color and Word Test in an educationally diverse elderly population.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of demographic variables on Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) performance in an educationally diverse elderly population and to provide normative information.


METHODS
SCWT was administered to 564 community-dwelling volunteers aged 60-90 years with an educational history of from zero to 25 years of full-time education. People with serious neurological, medical and psychiatric disorders (including dementia) were excluded.


RESULTS
Age, education and gender were found to be significantly associated with performance on all three pages of the SCWT. Based on the results obtained, SCWT norms were stratified by age (four overlapping tables), education (three strata), and gender.


CONCLUSIONS
In the present study, normative information on SCWT was obtained from an educationally diverse elderly population. SCWT would appear to be more useful in poorly educated elderly, and could be used in future cross-cultural comparisons of geriatric populations.
Seo
Eun Hyun
EH
Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Dong Young
DY
Choo
Il Han
IH
Kim
Shin Gyeom
SG
Kim
Ki Woong
KW
Youn
Jong Choul
JC
Jhoo
Jin Hyeong
JH
Woo
Jong Inn
JI
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003119:Color Perception Tests; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors