Browsing Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) by Author "Espenes, Johan Jacob"
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Dementia Disease Initiation: Demographically adjusted norms based on Scandinavian samples and comparison with published norms from North America
Espenes, Johan Jacob (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-12-14)<p><i>Background:</i> Norms are necessary for interpreting neuropsychological test scores. In Norway and Sweden, there is a lack of local norms on neuropsychological tests. Consequently, Scandinavians are frequently norm-referenced to participants from North America tested decades prior. However, factors such as time of assessment, language, population differences in average performance on cognitive ...