Normative data and clinical validity of verb and phonemic fluency tasks in Turkish-speaking older adults.

Key Points

• The goal is to assess the effectiveness of verb and phonemic fluency tasks in identifying cognitive impairments in Turkish-speaking older adults.
• Evaluated the performance on verb and phonemic fluency tasks in older adults
• Established normative data specific to Turkish-speaking populations
• Analyzed the diagnostic utility of these tasks for cognitive assessment
• Verb and phonemic fluency tasks proved effective for detecting cognitive impairments
• Culturally tailored norms improved the accuracy of diagnosis
• Findings emphasize the need for appropriate assessment tools in different linguistic groups