Normative study of the Stroop Color and Word Test in an educationally diverse elderly population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1020-1027

  Seo, Eun Hyun ^a   Lee, Dong Young ^a   Choo, Il Han ^a   Kim, Shin Gyeom ^a   Kim, Ki Woong ^b   Youn, Jong Choul ^c   Jhoo, Jin Hyeong ^d   Woo, Jong Inn ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kyunggi Provincial Hospital for Elderly   (South Korea)

^d Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Education; Elders; Gender; Korean; Normative data; Stroop Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROOP COLOR AND WORD TEST; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 57249108683     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2027     Document Type: Article

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