ABSTRACT
Purpose
To compare the performance of younger and older adults from the Federal District (FD) against normative data.
Methods
Sixty healthy participants completed the unconstrained, phonemic and semantic verbal fluency tests of the Montreal Communication Assessment Battery.
Results
The FD participants obtained lower mean scores (<0.001) compared to the normative average. There was no difference in performance between the age groups, except on the comparison with high-educated individuals.
Conclusion
In the FD, the typical aging process did not impact verbal fluency for individuals who were educated to primary level. The lower mean scores relative to normative data highlight the importance of regional normative standards.
Keywords:
Language; Aging; Language tests; Neuropsychological tests; Standards; Cognition