title: A brief Spanish-English equivalent version of the Boston Naming Test: a Project FRONTIER study.
abstract: The Boston Naming Test is a neuropsychological measure of confrontation naming, short forms of which can be advantageous with various populations. The purpose of this study was to establish a Spanish-English equivalent version of the BNT using item response theory. Data were analyzed from 380 Project FRONTIER participants; 27 items differed between groups and were removed from the measure. Additionally, 18 items did not differ between groups but were poor items. The current 15-item Spanish-English equivalent version of the BNT offers significant advantages. Future work is required to validate the diagnostic utility of the instrument in various settings and populations.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Texas Tech University , Lubbock , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Danielle R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jahn
authors.forename: Cortney B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Mauer
authors.forename: Chloe V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dressel
authors.forename: Sid E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: O'Bryant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D014825:Vocabulary