Angela L. Jefferson|Sarah Wong|Talia S. Gracer|Al Ozonoff|Robert Green|Robert A. Stern
Geriatric Performance on an Abbreviated Version of the Boston Naming Test
Boston University|Boston University|Tufts University|Boston University|Tufts University|Boston University|Boston University|Boston University
abstract abbreviated neuropsychological protocols increasingly utilized secondary timeconstraints within research healthcare settings yet normative data abbreviated instruments lacking present geriatric performances normative data boston naming test 30item even version bnt30 data utilized buadcc registry n 441 ages 5598 included 219 normal controls nc 155 participants mild cognitive impairment mci 67 participants alzheimers disease ad nc group 287 sd 18 significantly outperformed mci 262 sd 44 ad 221 sd 48 groups mci group outperformed ad group normative data generated nc participants revealed significant betweengroup difference sex males 291 sd 17 females 284 sd 18 race white 288 sd 17 african american 275 sd 21 racial disparity remained even adjusting education level p 002 literacy p 001 anovas nc group nonsignificant age significant education level p 001 geriatric normative data therefore suggest sex race education associated naming performance variables taken consideration interpreting geriatric bnt30 performance key words alzheimers diseaseboston naming testgeriatricslanguagelexical retrievalmild cognitive impairmentneuropsychological measuresnormative data acknowledgments research supported f32ag022773 alj k12hd043444 alj r03ag026610 alj r03ag027480 alj r01ag009029 rcg k24ag027841 rcg r01hgag002213 rcg p30ag013846 boston university alzheimers disease core center m01rr00533 general clinical research centers program national center research resources nih