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Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?

OBJECTIVE: To verify whether differences exist between groups of Brazilian adults aged 40-59 and 60-75 in respective performance on the Bells Test, given the dearth of literature investigating the relationship between focused visual attention and the age factor. METHODS: Eighty-four neurologically h...

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Autores principales: Paiva, Silvio Cesar Escovar, Viapiana, Vanisa Fante, Cardoso, Caroline de Oliveira, Fonseca, Rochele Paz
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Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-57642016dn11-010007
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author Paiva, Silvio Cesar Escovar
Viapiana, Vanisa Fante
Cardoso, Caroline de Oliveira
Fonseca, Rochele Paz
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Viapiana, Vanisa Fante
Cardoso, Caroline de Oliveira
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description OBJECTIVE: To verify whether differences exist between groups of Brazilian adults aged 40-59 and 60-75 in respective performance on the Bells Test, given the dearth of literature investigating the relationship between focused visual attention and the age factor. METHODS: Eighty-four neurologically healthy adults (half aged 40-59 and half 60-75) with high educational level (40-59 years group: M=17.75 years' education; SD=4.00; 60-75 years group: M=15.85 years education; SD=3.19) were assessed using the Bells Test. Data on accuracy and processing speed were compared between groups by ANCOVA, controlled for the covariates education and frequency of reading and writing habits. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the age groups. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that aging influences sustained and focused attention and speed processing after 75 years of age on visual cancellation paradigms, when executive and attentional changes tend to be more marked. Further studies should investigate healthy older and oldest-old adults, as well as groups with low and intermediate educational backgrounds. In addition, Brazilian clinical populations should also be characterized, particularly those with neurological disorders that might have visual hemineglect.
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spelling pubmed-56192132017-12-06 Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75? Paiva, Silvio Cesar Escovar Viapiana, Vanisa Fante Cardoso, Caroline de Oliveira Fonseca, Rochele Paz Dement Neuropsychol Original Article OBJECTIVE: To verify whether differences exist between groups of Brazilian adults aged 40-59 and 60-75 in respective performance on the Bells Test, given the dearth of literature investigating the relationship between focused visual attention and the age factor. METHODS: Eighty-four neurologically healthy adults (half aged 40-59 and half 60-75) with high educational level (40-59 years group: M=17.75 years' education; SD=4.00; 60-75 years group: M=15.85 years education; SD=3.19) were assessed using the Bells Test. Data on accuracy and processing speed were compared between groups by ANCOVA, controlled for the covariates education and frequency of reading and writing habits. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the age groups. CONCLUSION: It is suggested that aging influences sustained and focused attention and speed processing after 75 years of age on visual cancellation paradigms, when executive and attentional changes tend to be more marked. Further studies should investigate healthy older and oldest-old adults, as well as groups with low and intermediate educational backgrounds. In addition, Brazilian clinical populations should also be characterized, particularly those with neurological disorders that might have visual hemineglect. Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5619213/ /pubmed/29213492 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-57642016dn11-010007 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Paiva, Silvio Cesar Escovar
Viapiana, Vanisa Fante
Cardoso, Caroline de Oliveira
Fonseca, Rochele Paz
Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
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title_full Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
title_fullStr Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
title_full_unstemmed Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
title_short Bells Test: Are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
title_sort bells test: are there differences in performance between adult groups aged 40-59 and 60-75?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-57642016dn11-010007
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