Boston Naming Test norms for the Dominican population

Background: Although neuropsychology is a well-established discipline worldwide, in the Dominican Republic (DR), its practice is relatively new.Aims: This research was conducted with the aim of adapting and standardising the 2005, 60-item version of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) in the DR, taking into consideration the influence of gender, educational level and age.Methods & Procedures: The sample consisted of 239 Spanish-speaking, healthy community-dwelling Dominicans between 16 and 80years of age from each of the country's major provinces.Outcomes & Results: Results indicate that, of the demographic variables studied, the educational level alone influences performance on the naming test.Conclusions: We recommend a change in the presentation order of the original BNT items to respond to the intended increase in difficulty. The use of these norms will facilitate interpretation of the results not only for Dominicans in the DR but also for first-generation Dominicans who live in other countries like the United States, Canada, and Spain, where there are sizeable Dominican communities, helping to adequately classify performances as normal or pathological.