Regression-based normative data for the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in Norwegian and Swedish adults aged 49-79 and comparison with published norms

Objective : The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) is a widely used measure of episodic verbal memory. To our knowledge, culturally adapted and demographically adjusted norms for the RAVLT are currently not available for Norwegian and Swedish adults, and imported North American norms are ofte...

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Published in:Clinical neuropsychologist 2023-08, Vol.37 (6), p.1276-1301
Main Authors: Espenes, Jacob, Eliassen, Ingvild Vøllo, Öhman, Fredrik, Hessen, Erik, Waterloo, Knut, Eckerström, Marie, Lorentzen, Ingrid Myrvoll, Bergland, Cecilie, Halvari Niska, Madelene, Timón-Reina, Santiago, Wallin, Anders, Fladby, Tormod, Kirsebom, Bjørn-Eivind
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
alzheimers-disease
combination
decline
dementia
diagnosis
Female
Humans
interference
memory
Memory and Learning Tests
Memory, Episodic
mild cognitive impairment
Neuropsychological Tests
Neurosciences & Neurology
Normative
Norway
predicts conversion
progression
Psychology
Psykologi
Reproducibility of Results
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
Sweden
Verbal Learning
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Summary:Objective : The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) is a widely used measure of episodic verbal memory. To our knowledge, culturally adapted and demographically adjusted norms for the RAVLT are currently not available for Norwegian and Swedish adults, and imported North American norms are often used. We here develop regression-based norms for Norwegian and Swedish adults and compare our norms to North American norms in an independent sample of cognitively healthy adults. Method : Participants were 244 healthy adults from Norway and Sweden between the aged 49 and 79 years, with between 6 and 24 years of education. Using a multiple multivariate regression-based norming procedure, we estimated effects of age, sex, and years of education on basic and derived RAVLT test scores. The newly developed norms were assessed in an independent comparison group of cognitively healthy adults (n = 145) and compared to recently published North American regression-based norms. Results : Lower age, female sex and more years of education predicted higher performance on the RAVLT. The new norms adequately adjusted for age, education, and sex in the independent comparison group. The American norms corrected for demographics on all RAVLT trials except trials 4, 7, list B, and trials 1-5 total. Test-retest (M = 2.55 years) reliability varied from poor to good. Conclusion : We propose regression-based norms for the RAVLT adjusting for pertinent demographics. The norms may be used for assessment of Norwegian and Swedish adults between the aged of 49 and 79 years, with between 6 and 24 years of education.
ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
1744-4144
DOI:10.1080/13854046.2022.2106890