印度老年人与数字广度：初步报告
Indian older adults and the digit span A preliminary report.
作者信息
Tripathi Ravikesh, Kumar Keshav, Bharath Srikala, P Marimuthu, Rawat Vikram Singh, Varghese Mathew
机构信息
Gujarat Forensic Sciences University Ringgold standard institution - Clinical Psychology IBS, GFSU, Gandhinagar, Ganhinagar 382007, India. Department of Clinical Psychology.
Clinical Psychology.
出版信息
Dement Neuropsychol. 2019 Jan-Mar;13(1):111-115. doi: 10.1590/1980-57642018dn13-010013.
UNLABELLED
The digit span test is widely used to assess attention and working memory. It is a portable, relatively culture-free and frequently used test. However, the cultural validity of this test, particularly in the Indian older population, is not well established.
OBJECTIVE
This study explores the usefulness of the digit span test for Indian older adults with different levels of education.
METHODS
Two hundred and fifty-eight community-dwelling healthy normal older adults formed the sample of this study. All study participants were screened using a semi-structured interview schedule, the modified MINI Screen, the Indian version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, a measure of activities of daily living and the digit span test administered verbally.
RESULTS
The results indicated that participants with higher educational level performed significantly better than low-educated participants on the digit span test. Participants with low education often struggled with the digit span test and resorted to guessing the digits.
CONCLUSION
Our study clearly demonstrates that the digit span test can be useful for educated participants. However, its usefulness and ecological validity is questionable for those with low education and low literacy, warranting future research.
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数字广度测试被广泛用于评估注意力和工作记忆。它是一种便于携带、相对不受文化影响且常用的测试。然而，该测试的文化效度，尤其是在印度老年人群体中，尚未得到充分确立。
目的
本研究探讨数字广度测试对不同教育水平的印度老年人的实用性。
方法
258名居住在社区的健康正常老年人构成了本研究的样本。所有研究参与者均通过半结构化访谈日程、改良版MINI筛查量表、印度版简易精神状态检查表、日常生活活动能力测量以及口头进行的数字广度测试进行筛选。
结果
结果表明，在数字广度测试中，受教育程度较高的参与者表现明显优于受教育程度较低的参与者。受教育程度低的参与者在数字广度测试中常常感到困难，只能靠猜测数字来作答。
结论
我们的研究清楚地表明，数字广度测试对受过教育的参与者有用。然而，对于教育程度低和识字率低的人来说，其有用性和生态效度值得怀疑，需要未来进一步研究。
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