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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
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This study provides English and Spanish norms for category fluency tasks in older adults. Gender, age, and education significantly predict performance, with gender being the strongest factor.

Area of Science:

  • Neuropsychology
  • Cognitive Assessment

Background:

  • Category fluency tasks are crucial for dementia evaluation.
  • Growing Spanish-speaking elderly population requires tailored neuropsychological tools.
  • Need for normative data in diverse elderly populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Provide normative data for category fluency (animals, vegetables, fruits) for English and Spanish speakers over 50.
  • Examine the influence of age, education, gender, language, and mood on fluency scores.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 702 cognitively intact elderly (424 English, 278 Spanish speakers).
  • Normative data stratified by language, age, education, and gender.
  • Analysis of factors impacting total and specific category fluency scores.

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Main Results:

  • Age, education, and gender are primary predictors of total category fluency.
  • Gender is the strongest predictor after accounting for age and education.
  • English speakers scored higher on vegetable fluency than Spanish speakers; similar scores for animals and fruits.

Conclusions:

  • Normative data are essential for accurate neuropsychological assessment in diverse elderly populations.
  • Demographic factors significantly influence category fluency performance.
  • Different fluency measures are differentially affected by various predictors.