Lee Tatia, Yuen Kenneth, Chan Chetwyn
Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PRC.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2002 Aug;24(5):615-32. doi: 10.1076/jcen.24.5.615.1001.
Normative information on neuropsychological measures for Chinese people is scarce. This study addresses this inadequacy by providing norms on several tests, using a sample of 475 Cantonese-speaking Chinese aged from 13 to 46. Included are eight neuropsychological measures of attention, memory, and fluency, which provided an overview of some important neuropsychological functions along the verbal-nonverbal axis. Age, gender, and education were factors observed to have an effect on the test performance of these participants. This pattern is consistent with that reported in Western literature. These measures appear to be appropriate clinical instruments for use in Hong Kong Chinese society, although the usefulness of the current norms is limited to adolescents and, to a lesser extent, to young adults in that population. Also, because of possibly important differences in the linguistic and educational backgrounds of Hong Kong residents versus Chinese residents of other countries (including mainland China and North America), applicability of the current norms outside of Hong Kong is currently uncertain.
针对中国人的神经心理学测量的规范性信息十分匮乏。本研究通过对475名年龄在13至46岁之间讲粤语的中国人进行抽样测试，为多项测试提供常模，以解决这一不足。其中包括八项关于注意力、记忆力和流畅性的神经心理学测量，这些测量从语言-非语言维度对一些重要的神经心理学功能进行了概述。研究发现年龄、性别和教育程度会对这些参与者的测试表现产生影响。这一模式与西方文献报道的一致。这些测量似乎是适用于香港华人社会的临床工具，不过当前常模的有效性仅限于该人群中的青少年，对年轻人的有效性稍低。此外，由于香港居民与其他国家（包括中国大陆和北美）的中国居民在语言和教育背景上可能存在重要差异，目前尚不确定当前常模在香港以外地区的适用性。
