Li Ting-Jia, Hua Mau-Sun, Liu Meng-Ying, Liao Yu-Chi, Chang Hsin-Te
Department of Psychology, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Department of Psychology, College of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 Feb 18;38(2):264-269. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acac089.
The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) is widely used to assess cognitive performance in clinical settings. However, availability of normative data for Revised Version of PASAT (PASAT-R) is often constrained by sample size among elderly individuals. In this study, we sought to establish normative data for PASAT-R for elderly individuals in Taiwan.
This study recruited 166 individuals aged over 65 years stratified in accordance with the general population in terms of demographic characteristics, including age, educational level, and sex. We assessed PASAT-R test results in terms of psychometric properties.
PASAT-R demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Performance on PASAT-R was correlated with performance on the criterion tests. Performance on PASAT-R was negatively correlated with age and positively correlated with educational level. This study provides normative data for PASAT-R for elderly Taiwanese individuals.
PASAT-R is applicable to neuropsychological assessment among elderly Taiwanese individuals.
