Abstract
Story recall based paradigm is widely used to assess verbal memory functions in older adults. This study examined usefulness of Story Recall Test for Indian older adults and relative contribution of age, education and gender to performance on story recall. Each participant received culturally appropriate measures of global cognitive function, activities of daily living and Word list followed by Story Recall Test. The results indicated that participants with higher education performed better than participants with low education on Story Recall Test. Further, contribution of age and gender to story recall performance was also noted. However education emerged strongest contributor for performance on story recall test. Story Recall Test using brief and culturally relevant theme could be useful to assess memory functions in heterogeneous educational background. However performance on Story Recall Test is highly dependent on education levels.
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