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KMID : 0869220040080020113
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2004 Volume.8 No. 2 p.113 ~ p.120
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Literacy and Neuropsychological Functions in the Older Korean Adults
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문혜성/Moon HS
최진영/Chey JY
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Abstract
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Objective: This study examined the effects of illiteracy on neuropsychological functions of older Korean adults. Illiteracy was evaluated with the Literacy Questionnaire which involved interview with the subjects.
Methods: The participants were 206 healthy people, ages between 55 and 84, who were sampled in the Seoul-Kyungki region and Chungnam province.
Results: The results revealed that verbal memory tests were not disadvantageous to illiterate people. Rather non-verbal tasks such as the copy condition of the Simple Rey Figure Test and the Clock Drawing Test proved disadvantageous.
Conclusion: Literacy appears to be beneficial to the development of visuospatial abilities. Neuropsychological tests that involve visuospatial function may not be efficient in discriminating dementia patients who are illiterate.
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