Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity

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Autor(a) principal: Brito-Marques,Paulo Roberto de
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Cabral-Filho,José Eulálio, Miranda,Rafael Moura
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Tests of visual reproduction are used to assess visual memory. However, when the test is based on geometrical elements results could be influenced by schooling. Objective: To evaluate the influence of different schooling levels on performance of a visual reproduction task. Methods: A sample of 253 individuals (66 male and 187 female), aged 60 to 92 years were evaluated on a visual reproduction task comprising three geometric pictures of increasing complexity. Each individual was shown a picture for 8 to10 seconds and a drawing of it was then immediately elicited. Four groups were defined according to the following schooling levels: illiterate, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 8 years and over 8 years. Individual performance was measured by summing the items correctly reproduced for the three pictures. Results: A significant difference for age was found between the illiterate and other three schooling groups. The reproduction of picture one was better reproduced than pictures 2 and 3 for all schooling levels (p<0.001). Pictures 2 and 3 did not differ among the schooling levels. Picture reproduction among the schooling levels showed that the group with over 8 years of schooling performed better on pictures 1 and 2 (p<0.001) but not on picture 3. Conclusion: Individuals aged 60 years or older, with 8 years' schooling or less, showed a reduced capacity to reproduce geometric pictures of a high degree of complexity. Clinical evaluations that use geometrical tests could be misinterpreted when not controlled for schooling level.
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spelling Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexityvisual reproductionvisual memoryschooling.ABSTRACT Tests of visual reproduction are used to assess visual memory. However, when the test is based on geometrical elements results could be influenced by schooling. Objective: To evaluate the influence of different schooling levels on performance of a visual reproduction task. Methods: A sample of 253 individuals (66 male and 187 female), aged 60 to 92 years were evaluated on a visual reproduction task comprising three geometric pictures of increasing complexity. Each individual was shown a picture for 8 to10 seconds and a drawing of it was then immediately elicited. Four groups were defined according to the following schooling levels: illiterate, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 8 years and over 8 years. Individual performance was measured by summing the items correctly reproduced for the three pictures. Results: A significant difference for age was found between the illiterate and other three schooling groups. The reproduction of picture one was better reproduced than pictures 2 and 3 for all schooling levels (p<0.001). Pictures 2 and 3 did not differ among the schooling levels. Picture reproduction among the schooling levels showed that the group with over 8 years of schooling performed better on pictures 1 and 2 (p<0.001) but not on picture 3. Conclusion: Individuals aged 60 years or older, with 8 years' schooling or less, showed a reduced capacity to reproduce geometric pictures of a high degree of complexity. Clinical evaluations that use geometrical tests could be misinterpreted when not controlled for schooling level.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento2012-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642012000200091Dementia &amp; Neuropsychologia v.6 n.2 2012reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologiainstname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)instacron:ANCC10.1590/S1980-57642012DN06020005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBrito-Marques,Paulo Roberto deCabral-Filho,José EulálioMiranda,Rafael Mouraeng2016-07-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1980-57642012000200091Revistahttp://www.demneuropsy.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||demneuropsy@uol.com.br1980-57641980-5764opendoar:2016-07-15T00:00Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
title Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
spellingShingle Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
Brito-Marques,Paulo Roberto de
visual reproduction
visual memory
schooling.
title_short Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
title_full Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
title_fullStr Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
title_full_unstemmed Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
title_sort Visual reproduction test in normal elderly: Influence of schooling and visual task complexity
author Brito-Marques,Paulo Roberto de
author_facet Brito-Marques,Paulo Roberto de
Cabral-Filho,José Eulálio
Miranda,Rafael Moura
author_role author
author2 Cabral-Filho,José Eulálio
Miranda,Rafael Moura
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Brito-Marques,Paulo Roberto de
Cabral-Filho,José Eulálio
Miranda,Rafael Moura
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv visual reproduction
visual memory
schooling.
topic visual reproduction
visual memory
schooling.
description ABSTRACT Tests of visual reproduction are used to assess visual memory. However, when the test is based on geometrical elements results could be influenced by schooling. Objective: To evaluate the influence of different schooling levels on performance of a visual reproduction task. Methods: A sample of 253 individuals (66 male and 187 female), aged 60 to 92 years were evaluated on a visual reproduction task comprising three geometric pictures of increasing complexity. Each individual was shown a picture for 8 to10 seconds and a drawing of it was then immediately elicited. Four groups were defined according to the following schooling levels: illiterate, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 8 years and over 8 years. Individual performance was measured by summing the items correctly reproduced for the three pictures. Results: A significant difference for age was found between the illiterate and other three schooling groups. The reproduction of picture one was better reproduced than pictures 2 and 3 for all schooling levels (p<0.001). Pictures 2 and 3 did not differ among the schooling levels. Picture reproduction among the schooling levels showed that the group with over 8 years of schooling performed better on pictures 1 and 2 (p<0.001) but not on picture 3. Conclusion: Individuals aged 60 years or older, with 8 years' schooling or less, showed a reduced capacity to reproduce geometric pictures of a high degree of complexity. Clinical evaluations that use geometrical tests could be misinterpreted when not controlled for schooling level.
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