title: Normative data for the Rey-Osterrieth and the Taylor complex figure tests in Quebec-French people.
abstract: The Rey-Osterrieth (ROCF) and Taylor (TCF) complex figure tests are widely used to assess visuospatial and constructional abilities as well as visual/non-verbal memory. Normative data adjusted to the cultural and linguistic reality of older Quebec-French individuals is still nonexistent for these tests. In this article, we report the results of two studies that aimed to establish normative data for Quebec-French people (aged at least 50 years) for the copy, immediate recall, and delayed recall trials of the ROCF (Study 1) and the TCF (Study 2). For both studies, the impact of age, education, and sex on test performance was examined. Moreover, the impact of copy time on test performance, the impact of copy score on immediate and delayed recall score, and the impact of immediate recall score on delayed recall performance were examined. Based on regression models, equations to calculate Z scores for copy and recall scores are provided for both tests.
authors.affiliation: École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie-Pier
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Potvin
authors.affiliation: École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Brandy L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belleville
authors.affiliation: Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada Centre de recherche, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caza
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada Centre de recherche, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada Département de nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Guylaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferland
authors.affiliation: École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hudon
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada Département de réadaptation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada joel.macoir@fmed.ulaval.ca.
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macoir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011792:Quebec; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Assessment; Learning and Memory; Norms/normative studies