Rodrigues Cavalcante Karla, Caramelli Paulo
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Taubaté, Taubaté (SP), Brazil.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009 Jul;15(4):618-22. doi: 10.1017/S1355617709090663.
Limb praxis can be influenced by age, gender, and education. The present study investigated the influence of these variables on gesture production by healthy elderly subjects. We evaluated 96 individuals divided into two age groups (60-74 and 75-88 years). Each group contained 48 men and 48 women and was subdivided into four groups according to education: illiterates and 1-3, 4-7, and 8 or more years of education. Individuals were requested to carry out tasks on verbal command and imitation. There were no differences between the performance of men and women, while older individuals performed worse than their younger counterparts. Regarding educational level, three major groups emerged: illiterates, individuals with 1-7 years of education, and those with 8 or more years of education. In conclusion, age and education significantly influenced the performance of individuals in limb praxis tests.
肢体运用能力会受到年龄、性别和教育程度的影响。本研究调查了这些变量对健康老年受试者手势产生的影响。我们评估了96名个体，分为两个年龄组（60 - 74岁和75 - 88岁）。每组包含48名男性和48名女性，并根据教育程度细分为四组：文盲以及接受1 - 3年、4 - 7年和8年及以上教育的人群。要求个体根据口头指令和模仿进行任务。男性和女性的表现没有差异，而年龄较大的个体比年轻个体表现更差。关于教育水平，出现了三个主要组：文盲、接受1 - 7年教育的个体以及接受8年及以上教育的个体。总之，年龄和教育程度显著影响了个体在肢体运用测试中的表现。
