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P1‐368: Quantitative Temporal Dynamics of Semantic Fluency in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Lerner Alan J.,
Lenio Steven,
Lissemore Frances M.,
Ogrocki Paula,
Sajatovic Martha,
Sams Johnny,
Smyth Kathleen,
Tatsuoka Curtis,
Welter Elisabeth,
Woyczynski Wojbor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1120
Subject(s) - fluency , psychology , analysis of variance , audiology , cluster size , mathematics , statistics , medicine , chemistry , mathematics education , electronic structure , computational chemistry
in samples unmatched for hearing level and other variables. Withinsubjects designs varied in scientific rigor from blinded interventions to failure to counterbalance the order of testing. Nevertheless, the results showed that the benefit of hearing amplification ranged from no effect to a positive benefit of several points on the MMSE. Conclusions:Hearing amplification can improve neuropsychological test performance in adult participants. Thus, it is important that audibility is taken into account prior to conducting neuropsychological tests. This is pertinent when using neuropsychological tests for the assessment of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults with hearing impairment.