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Healthy Aging and Compensation of Sentence Comprehension Auditory Deficits.
Silagi, Marcela Lima; Rabelo, Camila Maia; Schochat, Eliane; Mansur, Letícia Lessa.
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  • Silagi ML; Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05360-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Rabelo CM; Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05360-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Schochat E; Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05360-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Mansur LL; Department of Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05360-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Biomed Res Int ; 2015: 640657, 2015.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26605334
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effect of aging on sentence auditory comprehension and to study the relationship between this language skill and cognitive functions (attention, working memory, and executive functions). METHODS: A total of 90 healthy subjects were divided into three groups: adults (50-59 years), young-old (60-69 years), and old-old (70-80 years). Subjects were assessed using the Revised Token Test. The measures used for performance analysis were number of correct answers (accuracy) and execution time of commands on the different subtests. RESULTS: Regarding accuracy, groups showed similar performance on the first blocks, but the young-old and old-old performed worse than adults on blocks 9 and 10. With respect to execution time, groups differed from block 2 (i.e., the groups differed for all blocks, except for block 1), with the worst performance observed in the old-old group, followed by that of the young-old group. Therefore, the elderly required more time to attain performance similar to that of adults, showing that time measurements are more sensitive for detecting the effects of age. Sentence comprehension ability is correlated with cognitive test performance, especially for global cognition and working memory tests. CONCLUSIONS: Healthy aging is characterized by the ability to compensate for difficulties in linguistic processing, which allows the elderly to maintain functional communication.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Percepción Auditiva / Envejecimiento / Cognición / Trastornos de la Audición / Lenguaje / Memoria a Corto Plazo Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Biomed Res Int Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Percepción Auditiva / Envejecimiento / Cognición / Trastornos de la Audición / Lenguaje / Memoria a Corto Plazo Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Biomed Res Int Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos