Updated Italian norms for the Paired-Associate Learning Test (PALT)

IF 4.7 3区医学 Q2 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Pub Date : 2026-04-28 Epub Date: 2026-06-11 DOI:10.1007/s40520-026-03388-2

Stefano Zago, Thomas Rasi, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Francesca Frisco, Giulia De Luca, Beatrice Curti, Arianna Moreschi, Aurora Corso, Teresa Difonzo, Lorenzo Lorusso, Anna Formenti, Antonio Tetto, Elisa Di Rosa, Barbara Poletti, Nadia Bolognini, Paolo Caffarra

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Abstract

Background

Verbal associative learning is a key component of episodic memory and is frequently impaired in the early phases of neurodegenerative brain disorders. The Paired-Associate Learning Test (PALT) test directly probes this function, and its clinical usefulness critically depends on the availability of contemporary, population-specific normative data.

Aims

To provide updated, regression-based normative data for the Italian PALT.

Methods

Participants (N = 317) were administered the PALT, consisting of eight semantically related and unrelated word pairs presented over three learning trials. Regression-based norms were derived in accordance with the Equivalent Score (ES) method.

Results

Age and education significantly predicted PALT scores. Up-to-date demographic adjustments, tolerance limits, and ES threshold were provided.

Conclusions

This work delivers updated, regression-based Italian norms for the PALT to be employed for the assessment of episodic memory in patients with neurodegenerative brain disorders.

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最新的意大利配对学习测试（PALT）标准。

语言联想学习是情景记忆的重要组成部分，在神经退行性脑疾病的早期阶段经常受损。配对-关联学习测试（PALT）测试直接探测了这一功能，其临床用途严重依赖于当代人群特定规范数据的可用性。目的为意大利PALT提供最新的、基于回归的规范数据。方法对317名被试进行三组词汇学习测试，包括8组语义相关和不相关的词汇对。根据等效评分（ES）方法推导基于回归的规范。结果年龄和受教育程度显著预测PALT评分。提供了最新的人口统计调整、公差限制和ES阈值。这项工作提供了最新的、基于回归的意大利PALT标准，可用于评估神经退行性脑疾病患者的情景记忆。

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Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

7.90

自引率

5.00%

发文量

283

审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： Aging clinical and experimental research offers a multidisciplinary forum on the progressing field of gerontology and geriatrics. The areas covered by the journal include: biogerontology, neurosciences, epidemiology, clinical gerontology and geriatric assessment, social, economical and behavioral gerontology. “Aging clinical and experimental research” appears bimonthly and publishes review articles, original papers and case reports.