INFLUENCE OF LINGUISTIC AND ACCULTURATION CHARACTERISTICS ON TRADITIONAL AND COMPUTERISED NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST PERFORMANCES IN NON-NATIVE PROFICIENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS FROM THE SYDNEY MEMORY AND AGEING STUDY

Abstract

Previous research has shown an effect of ethnicity on cognitive test performance and higher rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in persons of non-English speaking background (NESB). This study examined differences in test performance between native English speakers and NESB on traditional and computerised neuropsychological measures; effects of demographic, linguistic and acculturation characteristics, and clinical and risk factors on performance, and whether these characteristics account for language group (English, NESB) performance differences.