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Normative data stratified by age and education for the Neuropsychological Screening Battery for Hispanics (NeSBHIS): Initial report*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2009

Marcel O. Pontón ,
Paul Satz ,
Lawrence Herrera ,
Freddy Ortiz ,
Carla P. Urrutia ,
Rene Young ,
Louis F. D'Elia ,
Charles J. Furst  and
Norman Namerow
Marcel O. Pontón
Affiliation:
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA
Paul Satz
Affiliation:
UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA
Lawrence Herrera
Affiliation:
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA
Freddy Ortiz
Affiliation:
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA Pasadena Mental Health Center, Pasadena, CA
Carla P. Urrutia
Affiliation:
Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA
Rene Young
Affiliation:
UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA
Louis F. D'Elia
Affiliation:
UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA
Charles J. Furst
Affiliation:
UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA Daniel Freeman Hospital, Inglewood, CA
Norman Namerow
Affiliation:
Daniel Freeman Hospital, Inglewood, CA UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, CA
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Abstract

Neuropsychological assessment of monolingual Spanish-speaking people in the United States is both a common practice and an ethical dilemma. Lack of appropriate tests, the absence of norms, use of interpreters, and the multiplicity of in-house translations of commonly used measures add to the problem of accurate assessment. This paper helps address the lack of appropriate measures for the neuropsychological assessment of Latinos in the United States by providing a standardization of the Neuropsychological Screening Battery for Hispanics (NeSBHIS). Normative data on a sample of 300 Hispanic subjects stratified by gender, age, and education are provided. Current results reveal that not one measure of cognitive functioning is free from education effects. Both nonverbal measures and psychomotor speed measures were highly related to education. Age effects were noted on measures of psychomotor speed, visuospatial reasoning, and visuoconstructive skills. Gender effects were found on measures of psychomotor speed and language, with males achieving higher scores than females. The limitations of the current findings are considered. Further research for the validation of the NeSBHIS with clinical populations, as well as further normative data collection at the national and international levels, is needed. (JINS, 1996, 2, 96–104.)

Keywords

Hispanic normsBattery
Type
Research Articles
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , March 1996 , pp. 96 - 104
Copyright
Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 1996

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