Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an Iranian computerized memory battery modeled after the Betula study. Methods: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an Iranian computerized memory battery modeled after the Betula study (Nilsson et al...
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| author | Javad Hatami Babak Hemmatian Borujeni Ehsan Abdekhodaie Reza Kormi-Nouri Zahra Mayeli Atieh Sadat Mottaghi Ghamsari Maryam Taghavi |
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| description | Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an Iranian computerized memory battery modeled after the Betula study.
Methods: 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.
Results: 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.
Conclusion: The results support the reliability and construct validity of this computerized battery for memory assessment in Iranian adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3646a0c38384698b064a5d10a479ca62024-03-03T07:47:27ZengIran University of Medical SciencesBasic and Clinical Neuroscience2008-126X2228-74422020-07-01114535548Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula StudJavad Hatami0Babak Hemmatian Borujeni1Ehsan Abdekhodaie2Reza Kormi-Nouri3Zahra Mayeli4Atieh Sadat Mottaghi Ghamsari5Maryam Taghavi6 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Center for Health & Medical Psychology, Örebro University, Sweden. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of an Iranian computerized memory battery modeled after the Betula study. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: The results support the reliability and construct validity of this computerized battery for memory assessment in Iranian adults.http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-829-en.htmlmemoryagingeducationirancross-sectional |
| spellingShingle | Javad Hatami Babak Hemmatian Borujeni Ehsan Abdekhodaie Reza Kormi-Nouri Zahra Mayeli Atieh Sadat Mottaghi Ghamsari Maryam Taghavi Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud Basic and Clinical Neuroscience memory aging education iran cross-sectional |
| title | Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud |
| title_full | Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud |
| title_short | Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the Iranian Computerized Version of Memory Tasks of the Betula Stud |
| title_sort | preliminary reliability and validity of the iranian computerized version of memory tasks of the betula stud |
| topic | memory aging education iran cross-sectional |
| url | http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-829-en.html |
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