Mayo's Older African Americans Normative Studies: WMS-R norms for African American elders

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Abstract

Norms for African American elders on the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised ( WMS-R) were derived from a sample of 309 community-dwelling individuals participating in Mayo's Older African Americans Normative Studies (MOAANS). Normative estimates are provided for traditional WMS-R subtest scores and for supplemental procedures to evaluate forgetting rates and recognition memory. Tables are provided to convert raw WMS-R subtest and supplemental scores to age-corrected scaled scores. These may be further adjusted for years of education, if desired, by applying regression-based corrections. We anticipate that these data will enhance the diagnostic utility and clinical interpretation of WMS-R performance in older African Americans.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)189-213
Number of pages25
JournalClinical Neuropsychologist
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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