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ERIC Number: EJ1350322
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jul
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1944-7515
EISSN: EISSN-1944-7558
Evaluating Verbal Fluency Outcome Measures in Children with Down Syndrome
Smeyne, Catelyn N.; Esbensen, Anna J.; Schworer, Emily K.; Belizaire, Shequanna; Hoffman, Emily K.; Beebe, Dean W.; Wiley, Susan
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v127 n4 p328-344 Jul 2022
This study evaluates the psychometric properties of a verbal fluency task for potential use as an outcome measure in future clinical trials involving children with Down syndrome. Eighty-five participants attempted a modified version of the Neuropsychological Assessment of Children, Second Edition Word Generation Task at two time points. In the full sample, the measure fell below a priori reliability and feasibility criteria, though feasibility of the semantic trials were higher than feasibility of the phonemic trials. Performance on the measure correlated with chronological age and IQ scores, and no sex-related effects were found. Additional analyses suggested that the semantic verbal fluency trials might be appropriate for children with Down syndrome 10 years of age and older.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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