David J. Llewellyn
Increasing levels of semantic verbal fluency in elderly English adults.
Llewellyn, David J.; Matthews, Fiona E.
Abstract
Analyses incorporating large independent population-based samples and identical measures are needed to investigate recent trends in cognitive function. Nationally representative independent cohorts of community living individuals in England aged 65 years or older from the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study in 1991 (n = 9458) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2002 (n = 5196) were compared. East Cambridgeshire participants aged 65-69 years in 1991 (n = 680) were also compared to an independent cohort examined in 1996 (n = 600). Semantic verbal fluency, as measured by the animal naming neuropsychological test, increased by 1.1 extra words a minute in England between 1991 and 2002 (95% CI 0.9, 1.3). A similar increase was also observed in East Cambridgeshire. Levels of semantic verbal fluency appear to have increased in the older English population, which may help to buffer the aging population from future increases in dementia.
Citation
Llewellyn, D. J., & Matthews, F. E. (2009). Increasing levels of semantic verbal fluency in elderly English adults. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 16(4), 433-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825580902773867
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Dec 8, 2023 |
Journal | Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition |
Print ISSN | 1382-5585 |
Electronic ISSN | 1744-4128 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 433-445 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13825580902773867 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4455237 |
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