Color Trails Test: Normative Data and Criterion Validity for the Greek Adult Population
Open Access
- 9 May 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Vol. 26 (4) , 322-330
Abstract
The Color Trails Test (CTT) was developed as a culturally fair analog of the Trail Making Test. In the present study, normative data for the CTT were developed for the Greek adult population and further the criterion validity of the CTT was examined in two clinical groups (29 Parkinson's disease [PD] and 25 acute stroke patients). The instrument was applied to 163 healthy participants, aged 19–75. Stepwise linear regression analyses revealed a significant influence of age and education level on completion time in both parts of the CTT (increased age and decreased educational level contributed to slower completion times for both parts), whereas gender did not influence time to completion of part B. Further, the CTT appears to discriminate adequately between the performance of PD and acute stroke patients and matched healthy controls.Keywords
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