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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

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Interrater reliability was high (median 0.98). PPA patients generated (a) smaller (number of) clusters on semantic and letter fluency than bvFTD patients (p < 0.05). Semantic variant patients used more switches than nonfluent/agrammatic or logopenic variant patients (p < 0.05). Clustering in semantic fluency was significantly associated with memory and language (range standardized regression coefficients 0.24-0.38). Switching in letter fluency was associated with executive functioning (0.32-0.35). Clustering and switching in verbal fluency differed between patients with subtypes of FTD and PPA. Qualitative aspects of verbal fluency provide additional information on verbal ability and executive control which can be used for clinically diagnostic purposes.

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APA 7th

van den Berg, E., Jiskoot, L. C., Grosveld, M. J., Van Swieten, J. C., & Papma, J. M. (2017). Qualitative Assessment of Verbal Fluency Performance in Frontotemporal Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1159/000477538

Vancouver

van den Berg E, Jiskoot LC, Grosveld MJ, Van Swieten JC, Papma JM. Qualitative Assessment of Verbal Fluency Performance in Frontotemporal Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2017. doi:10.1159/000477538. PMID: 28624827.

BibTeX

@article{vandenberg2017-28624827,
  author  = {van den Berg, Esther and Jiskoot, Lize Corrine and Grosveld, Mariëlle J.H. and Van Swieten, John Cornelis and Papma, Janne M.},
  title   = {{Qualitative Assessment of Verbal Fluency Performance in Frontotemporal Dementia}},
  journal = {Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders},
  year    = {2017},
  doi     = {10.1159/000477538},
  pmid    = {28624827},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000477538}
}

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Key findings

Interrater reliability was high (median 0.98).
PPA patients generated (a) smaller (number of) clusters on semantic and letter fluency than bvFTD patients (p < 0.05).
Semantic variant patients used more switches than nonfluent/agrammatic or logopenic variant patients (p < 0.05).
Clustering in semantic fluency was significantly associated with memory and language (range standardized regression coefficients 0.24-0.38).
Switching in letter fluency was associated with executive functioning (0.32-0.35).

Why it matters

This study found that qualitative aspects of verbal fluency, such as clustering and switching, differed between patients with subtypes of frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia. It suggests these measures can be used for clinical diagnostic purposes.

Study details

Study designlongitudinal study
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 54/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here and still being cited, so those were left out: it earned 39 of the 72 points we could judge it on, which is 54 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders: journal h-index 149 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	7 / 12	A longitudinal study following the same people over time
Strength of evidence	3 / 5	Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	2 / 5	2017 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	— / 7	Citation count not trusted: 25 of 140 library studies citing it were published more than a year before it - a sign OpenAlex merged several works under this DOI — left out of this score
Citations per year	— / 5	Citation count not trusted (see above) — left out of this score
Impact for its field and year	— / 6	Citation count not trusted (see above) — left out of this score
Cited by studies here	— / 6	Library citations not trusted (see above) — left out of this score
Still being cited	— / 4	Citation count not trusted (see above) — left out of this score
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Janne M. Papma: h-index 40 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Erasmus MC: institution h-index 1,321 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 28624827)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Points	39 / 72	Scored on 15 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 39 of the 72 points we could judge it on is 54 out of 100.
Total	54 / 100	—

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