Development of the Greek version of the Face Name Associative Memory Exam (GR-FNAME12) in cognitively normal elderly individuals. (30th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kormas, Constantinos; Megalokonomou, Anastasia; Zalonis, Ioannis; Evdokimidis, Ioannis; Kapaki, Elisabeth; Potagas, Constantin
• Is Part Of: Clinical neuropsychologist. Volume 32(2018)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 152
• Page End: 163
• Publication Date: 2018-11-30
• Subjects: FNAME -- preclinical Alzheimer's disease -- test construction -- regression-based norms -- cross-cultural neuropsychology; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; Mental Disorders -- Periodicals; 612.805
• DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2018.1495270
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1385-4046

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: The Face–Name Associative Memory Examination (FNAME) is a cross-modal associative memory test with a high sensitivity for detecting Alzheimer's disease-related subtle memory problems at an early preclinical stage. The present study examined the psychometric characteristics of a Greek version of the short form of FNAME (GR-FNAME12) to evaluate the contribution of demographic characteristics, report the range of performance within our sample, and estimate regression-based norms in cognitively normal elderly individuals.Method: In all, 216 cognitively normal elderly individuals were recruited and were administered a version of the short form of the FNAME (GR-FNAME12) that was culture and language specific to Greek-speaking individuals and developed for this study.Results: The construct validity of GR-FNAME12 was determined using principal component analysis thereby revealing two factors: face–name and face–occupation. These match the original version of the test. A significant positive correlation between GR-FNAME12 and two traditional memory measures – the RAVLT and the ROCFT – supported convergent validity. Test–retest reliability was computed for 32 participants. Multiple regression analyses showed that only age and not education or gender significantly predicted performance on the GR-FNAME12. We also estimated regression-based norms for the GR-FNAME12 scales.Conclusion: It was found that the Greek version of the FNAME12 had adequate psychometric properties, and could be administered to Greek-speaking individuals for clinical and research purposes.