NeuroRehabilitation - Volume 37, issue 4

Authors: Arango-Lasprilla, J.C. | Rivera, D. | Garza, M.T. | Saracho, C.P. | Rodríguez, W. | Rodríguez-Agudelo, Y. | Aguayo, A. | Schebela, S. | Luna, M. | Longoni, M. | Martínez, C. | Doyle, S. | Ocampo-Barba, N. | Galarza-del-Angel, J. | Aliaga, A. | Bringas, M. | Esenarro, L. | García-Egan, P. | Perrin, P.B.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To generate normative data on the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test– Revised (HVLT-R) across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD: The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and, Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the HVLT-R as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. RESULTS: The final multiple linear regression models explained 17– 45% of the variance in HVLT-R scores. Although …t -tests showed significant differences between men and women in Guatemala on the HVLT-R, it was a small effect size. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. CONCLUSIONS: The results from this study will have a substantial impact on the practice of neuropsychology in Latin America, as this is the first normative multicenter study to develop norms for the HVLT-R in this region. Show more

Keywords: Normative data, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test– Revised, Latin America, verbal learning and memory

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151286

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 699-718, 2015

Authors: Rivera, D. | Perrin, P.B. | Weiler, G. | Ocampo-Barba, N. | Aliaga, A. | Rodríguez, W. | Rodríguez-Agudelo, Y. | Aguayo, A. | Longoni, M. | Trapp, S. | Esenarro, L. | Arango-Lasprilla, J.C.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Background: The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) is an instrument used to assess purposeful embellishment or fabrication of memory difficulties for personal gain. Although the TOMM can be use in non-English speaking cultures, it has not been validated in Spanish-speaking Central and South American contexts. Objective: To generate normative data on TOMM across 7 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. Method: The sample consisted of 2,266 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico. Each subject was administered the TOMM as …part of a larger neuropsychological battery. A standardized five-step statistical procedure was used to generate the norms. Results: t -tests did not show significant differences in TOMM performance between men and women in any countries of the TOMM Trial 1 or 2. As a result, gender-adjusted norms were not generated. Conclusions: The results from this study will have a large impact on the practice of neuropsychology in Latin America, as this is the first normative multicenter study to create norms for the TOMM in this global region. Show more

Keywords: Normative data, Memory Malingering, Latin America, Memory

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-151287

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 719-735, 2015

Article Type: Other

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 737-743, 2015

Article Type: Other

Citation: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 745-747, 2015