在北克 - 法国中年和老年成年人中进行槽板测试的规范性数据
Sophie-Anne Giguère1, Sophie Chantal2,3, Mariane Landry1,3,4
1École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Applied neuropsychology. Adult
|March 27, 2025
概括
这项研究为中老年和老年北克成年人进行Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT) 提供了规范数据. 性能因年龄,性别和手性而异,有助于识别精神运动障碍.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 心理运动功能 心理运动功能
背景情况:
- 皮板测试 (GPT) 是评估老年人的精细运动技能的标准工具.
- 在之前的研究中,社会人口统计学因素已被证明会影响GPT的表现.
- 开发特定于人群的规范性数据对于准确的临床解释至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在中年和老年北克法语人口中建立Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT) 的规范数据.
- 调查年龄,性别,教育和手性对这一人口中的GPT表现的影响.
- 为了在这个特定的人群中确定精神运动障碍的基础.
主要方法:
- 来自北克的266名年龄在50-90岁之间的人口样本参与了调查.
- 用多重回归分析来检查人口变量与GPT表现之间的关系.
- 在涉及主导和非主导双手的试验中评估了表现.
主要成果:
- 在所有试验中,GPT表现与女性性别有积极的关联,与年龄有负面的关联.
- 左撇子与在非主导手的试验中表现更好有关.
- 年龄和教育之间的相互作用对第二次非主导手试的表现产生了积极的影响. 使用回归方程生成规范性数据.
结论:
- 开发的规范性数据将有助于准确评估中年和老年北克-法国人的精神运动功能.
- 研究结果强调了在GPT解释中考虑年龄,性别和手性等人口因素的重要性.
- 限制包括样本中的性别不平衡,可能会影响男性的概括性,特别是那些教育程度较低的人.
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