Journal article
Verbal fluency in a national sample: Telephone administration methods
International journal of geriatric psychiatry, v 34(4), pp 578-587
Apr 2019
PMID: 30588700
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Abstract
Describe novel methods for ascertaining verbal fluency in a large national sample of adults, examine demographic factors influencing performance, and compare scores to studies using in-person assessment.
Participants were from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, a national, population-based, longitudinal study of stroke in adults aged 45 years and older. Letter and semantic fluency were gathered, using Letter "F" and Animal Naming, via a telephone-based assessment with computer-assisted scoring of digital recordings.
Initial letter and semantic fluency scores were obtained on 18 505 and 18 072 participants, respectively. For both fluency tests, scores were normally distributed. Younger age and more years of education were associated with better performances (p < 0.0001). The mean and standard deviation for matched subgroups, based on age, gender, and education, were quite comparable with scores reported out of samples using an in-person administration format. Telephone-based assessment also allowed for a level of quality control not available via in-person measurement.
Telephone-based assessment of verbal fluency and computer-assisted scoring programs designed for this study facilitated large-scale data acquisition, storage, and scoring of protocols. The resulting scores have similar characteristics to those obtained by traditional methods. These findings extend validation of cognitive assessment methods, using survey research staff and computer-assisted technology for test administration.
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- Title
- Verbal fluency in a national sample: Telephone administration methods
- Creators
- Janice C Marceaux - Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TXMichelle A Prosje - NeuroBehavioral Specialists of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FLLeslie A McClure - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PABhumika Kana - Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ALMichael Crowe - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ALBrett Kissela - Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OHJennifer Manly - Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NYGeorge Howard - Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ALJoyce W Tam - Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, INFrederick W Unverzagt - Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, INVirginia G Wadley - Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Publication Details
- International journal of geriatric psychiatry, v 34(4), pp 578-587
- Publisher
- Wiley; England
- Grant note
- U01 NS041588 / NINDS NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000461373800008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85060220803
- Other Identifier
- 991014878379904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Gerontology
- Psychiatry