Hopkins Verbal Learning Test: Normative data for older Australian adults

Abstract

Normative data from 203 community-dwelling older Australian adults are presented in relation to performance on the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test. Age and years of education were identified as significantly impacting on performance. Therefore, data are presented for three separate age groups (60 – 69 years; 70 – 79 years; 80 – 89 years) and two different lengths of education groups. Comparison between the performance of the Australian sample and an available U.S. sample indicates a generally comparable profile of performance on the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test.

Acknowledgements

This research was supported by a LaTrobe University Faculty Research grant. The authors would like to thank third-year research psychology students for assistance in the conduct of the study. Thank you also to Dr Rodney Vanderploeg for his assistance with reanalysis of normative data for the U.S. HVLT-R sample.