Lautenschlager, N.Dunn, J.Bonney, K.Flicker, L.Almeida, O.2007-07-292007-07-292006Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 2006; 28(8):1381-13871380-33951744-411Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/36531The present study examined the validity of cognitive assessment in older adults when administered in a second language (English). A battery of tests that included the MMSE, CAMCOG and the Logical Memory Test of the Wechsler Memory Scale III, was administered to 121 older community volunteers of either an English Speaking Background (ESB) or a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) living in the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. The logical memory test was scored using Latent Semantic Analysis. It was hypothesized that this scoring method would be less affected by cultural and linguistic differences than standard scoring methods. The results suggest that LSA is a more robust measure of cognitive function than traditional scoring methods and may therefore improve the validity of cognitive assessment results on subjects of NESB.en© 2006 Taylor and Francis GroupHumansCommunication BarriersCognitionMemoryVerbal LearningMental Status ScheduleNeuropsychological TestsDemographySemanticsAgedAged, 80 and overMiddle AgedFemaleMaleStatistics as TopicJournal article002006542010.1080/138033905004096170002410542000082-s2.0-3375004907349774Dunn, J. [0000-0002-3950-3460]