Trail making test - black & white (TMT B&W): Normative study for the Chilean population.
Chilean
executive functions
normative data
old person
trail‐making test black and white
Journal
Journal of neuropsychology
ISSN: 1748-6653
Titre abrégé: J Neuropsychol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101468753
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Apr 2024
26 Apr 2024
Historique:
revised:
02
02
2024
received:
18
10
2023
accepted:
07
03
2024
medline:
27
4
2024
pubmed:
27
4
2024
entrez:
27
4
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The trailmaking test (TMT) has an educational bias that makes it inapplicable to people with low levels of education due to its dependence on the alphabet. The TMT standardization is the only one available in Chile, and there is a need for alternative ways of using the TMT that do not depend on the level of education for its applicability. To determine the normative scores of the TMT - black & white (TMT B&W), considering sociodemographic factors in adult and elderly Chilean population. A total sample of 227 participants (133 healthy, 94 cognitively impaired) from the Ageing Mets cohort were recruited from three areas in Chile (Antofagasta, Santiago, and Puerto Montt). The TMT B&W was administered to all participants. A multiple regression model was used to generate normative data only in the cognitively healthy group, considering the effect of age, education and sex. A significant effect of age was found in the score of the TMT B&W Parts A and B. The level of education influenced the part B of the test; however, the completion rate of the TMT B&W parts A and B was over 90% in cognitively healthy people. Norms for the number of errors were obtained, and differences between groups were found after controlling for the effect of age and education. This study is the first to provide normative data for the Chilean version of the TMT B&W and will benefit clinical neuropsychologists by improving the procedures for more accurately assessing executive functions and its impairments.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo
ID : SA77210016
Organisme : Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo
ID : NAM22I0009
Organisme : Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo
ID : FOVI220134
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© 2024 The British Psychological Society.
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