Demographically adjusted norms for Catalan older adults on the Stroop Color and Word Test

Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2013 May;28(3):282-96. doi: 10.1093/arclin/act003. Epub 2013 Feb 3.

Abstract

The Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) is a short test that is widely used in neuropsychological assessment to evaluate the executive aspects of attention control, information processing speed, selective attention, cognitive flexibility, and executive function in terms of the ability to inhibit a usual response in favor of an unusual response. The aim of this study was to create normative data from the SCWT adjusted for age, sex, and educational level for its clinical use in a population of 55 years of age and above. The SCWT was administered to a population-based sample of 2,151 participants aged 55 or older, and the effect of sex, age, and educational level was determined in the SCWT by means of linear regression models. Normative tables were created following the traditional method based on the stratification by relevant variables and on regression models.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Color*
  • Demography
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Language*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reference Values
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Spain
  • Stroop Test*