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Initial phase performance in a 30-s verbal fluency task as being reflective of aging effect

Authors
 Seon Ha Lee  ;  HyangHee Kim  ;  JungWan Kim  ;  Ji Hye Yoon  ;  Soo Ryon Kim 
Citation
 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, Vol.15(4) : 496-500, 2015 
Journal Title
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN
 1444-1586 
Issue Date
2015
Keywords
aging ; cognitive function ; frontal lobe ; initial phase ; verbal fluency
Abstract
AIM: The purpose of the present study was to investigate if performance in a 30-s verbal semantic fluency task (i.e. animal naming) across five elderly aged groups (60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; 80-84 years) would be reflective of aging effect.

METHODS: We analyzed differences in performance across 5-s phases and the moment of first word production in these five age groups.

RESULTS: The following results were obtained: (i) with increasing age, the total number of words produced gradually declined (P < 0.001); (ii) there were significant differences in performance among the age groups in three phases (0-5, 6-10, 16-20 s) (P < 0.05); and (iii) the first word production within the first 5-s phase was significantly delayed in the 75-79 years and 80-84 years age groups compared with the rest of the age groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Performance in the initial 5-s phase might be sensitive to cognitive degeneration in normal older adults.
Full Text
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ggi.12284/abstract
DOI
10.1111/ggi.12284
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine (재활의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hyang Hee(김향희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-2512
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/139938
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