title: Normative data for a battery of free recall, cued recall and recognition tests in the elderly Italian population.
abstract: The present study aimed to provide normative data on a large sample of the elderly Italian population (N = 464; range of age = 49-94; range of education = 3-25) on both the word and the picture versions of a battery of free recall, cued recall, and recognition tests of memory. Results from multiple regression analyses showed that both age and education were significant predictors of performance. Therefore, norms were calculated taking into account these demographic variables. The availability of normative data based on a large sample will allow a more reliable use of the battery for clinical assessment in Italian-speaking dementia population.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, via Suor Orsola, 10, 80135 Naples, Italy. emanuele.coluccia@unisob.na.it
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coluccia
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gamboz
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brandimonte
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors