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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2021

The Modified Five-Point Test (MFPT): normative data for a sample of Italian elderly.

Petronilla Battista, Chiara Griseta, Rosanna Tortelli, Pietro Guida, Fabio Castellana, Davide Rivolta, Giancarlo Logroscino

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Petronilla BattistaGlobal Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94518, USA. petronilla.battista@gbhi.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3120-1214
Chiara GrisetaFrailty Phenotypes Research Unit, "Salus in Apulia Study", National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis," Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013, Bari, Italy.
Rosanna TortelliCenter for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Aging Brain, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Pia Fondazione Cardinale G Panico, Tricase, Italy. r.tortelli@ucl.ac.uk.
Pietro GuidaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Institute of Bari, Pavia, Italy.
Fabio CastellanaFrailty Phenotypes Research Unit, "Salus in Apulia Study", National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis," Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013, Bari, Italy.
Davide RivoltaDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9969-9135
Giancarlo LogroscinoCenter for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Aging Brain, Department of Clinical Research in Neurology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Pia Fondazione Cardinale G Panico, Tricase, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-3242

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The Italian Ministry of Health with "Ricerca Corrente 2019 Grant".The Italian Ministry of Health with "Ricerca Corrente 2019 Grant". -
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introductionNon-verbal figural fluency is related to executive functions and specifically to the ability to create as many unique designs as possible, while minimizing their repetitions. An Italian version of figural fluency is the Modified Five-Point Test (MFPT), which is highly employed in the clinical practice of neuropsychologists. To date, reference data of Italian population are limited to a sample aged between 16 and 60 years old. Thus, the current study aims to provide normative data of the MFPT in the context of a population-based setting, conducted in Southern Italy. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe collected N = 340 Italian healthy subjects, aged over 65 years old (range: 65-91), pooled across subgroups for age, sex, and education. Multiple regression analyses were performed to estimate the effect of age, education, and sex on the participant's performance. Equivalent scores and cut-off scores were also defined for the number of unique designs (UDs) and the number of strategies (CSs).

resultsMultiple regression analyses revealed that UDs increase with decreasing age and increasing educational level. CSs are influenced by higher educational levels but neither by age nor sex. A significant inverse correlation between the UDs and percentage of errors occurred, suggesting that a higher number of UDs are associated with a fewer number of errors and higher CSs employed.

conclusionThe MFPT provides a measure of cognitive functioning in terms of the ability to initiate and realize designs, affording useful hints for clinical settings. The MFPT may represent a handy and useful tool with a specific focus in the differentiation of healthy versus pathological aging.

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AgingCognitionAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEducational StatusHumansItalyMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsReference ValuesYoung AdultDesign fluencyExecutive functionsFigural fluencyModified Five-Point TestNormative dataPrefrontal cortex

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