Hatami Javad, Hemmatian Borujeni Babak, Abdekhodaie Ehsan, Kormi-Nouri Reza, Mayeli Zahra, Mottaghi Ghamsari Atieh Sadat, Taghavi Maryam
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran.
Basic Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jul-Aug;11(4):535-548. doi: 10.32598/bcn.9.10.105. Epub 2020 Jul 1.
This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an Iranian computerized memory battery modeled after the Betula study.
This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an Iranian computerized memory battery modeled after the Betula study ( Nilsson et al., 1997). The researchers developed this battery as an assessment tool in the Sepidar prospective cohort study. One hundred and ninety-nine participants aged 19-83 years were tested extensively on different aspects of memory. Exploratory factor analysis of the data demonstrated factors similar to those reported by the Betula study.
The authors succeeded to converge the cross-sectional findings of the study and the data from longitudinal studies of memory aging by correcting possible cohort effects. Investigating age differences in episodic and semantic memory factor scores corrected by education and socioeconomic status revealed no significant difference between younger and older adults before ages 53 to 60, though linear age-related declines existed thereafter.
The results support the reliability and construct validity of this computerized battery for memory assessment in Iranian adults.
本研究旨在评估一种仿照桦树研究（Betula study）构建的伊朗计算机化记忆测试组合的信度和效度。
本研究旨在评估一种仿照桦树研究（Nilsson等人，1997年）构建的伊朗计算机化记忆测试组合的信度和效度。研究人员开发了这个测试组合，作为Sepidar前瞻性队列研究中的一种评估工具。对199名年龄在19至83岁之间的参与者进行了广泛的记忆各方面测试。对数据进行探索性因素分析，结果显示出与桦树研究报告的因素相似的因素。
作者通过校正可能的队列效应，成功地整合了该研究的横断面研究结果以及记忆老化纵向研究的数据。在对受教育程度和社会经济地位校正后的情景记忆和语义记忆因素得分进行年龄差异调查时发现，53至60岁之前的年轻人和老年人之间没有显著差异，不过此后存在与年龄相关的线性下降。
结果支持了这种计算机化测试组合在评估伊朗成年人记忆方面的信度和结构效度。
