Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2008):

[Letter fluency: psychometric properties and Dutch normative data]

(Letterfluency: psychometrische eigenschappen en Nederlandse normen.)

Full Abstract

Normative data were collected for a Dutch version of the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) in 200 healthy subjects between 17 and 89 years of age. The COWAT is a letterfluency task that is widely used in clinical neuropsychology. Fluency is an important aspect of executive functioning. The psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the test were largely comparable to those of the original COWAT. Its reliability is 0.80, and its scores are significantly related to level of education and/or vocabulary, but not to age or gender. A regression formula is provided by which the raw scores can be corrected for level of education.

Author information

Author/s: Schmand, B (B); Groenink, S C (SC); van den Dungen, M (M);

Affiliation: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Programmagroep Psychonomie en Academisch Medisch Centrum, Afdeling Neurologie. b.schmand(-atsign-)amc.uva.nl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Tijdschrift voor gerontologie en geriatrie (Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr), published in Netherlands. (Language: dut)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 39 (issue 2) : pp 64-76

Dates: Created 2008/05/26; Completed 2008/07/01;

PMID: 18500167, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cognition - physiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged

Middle Aged Netherlands Neuropsychological Tests - standards Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Verbal Behavior - physiology Vocabulary Word Association Tests - standards

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