Evaluation of auditory verbal memory and learning performance of 18-30 year old Persian-speaking healthy women

• Main Authors: Maryam Aghamollaei, Zahra Jafari, Reyhane Toufan, Mahdiyeh Esmaili, Shadi Rahimzadeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-07-01
• Series: Auditory and Vestibular Research
• Subjects: Memory; auditory-verbal learning; rey; adult; Persian
• Online Access: https://avr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/avr/article/view/477

Background and Aim: Auditory memory plays an important role in developing language skills and learning. The aim of the present study was to assess auditory verbal memory and learning performance of 18-30 year old healthy adults using the Persian version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was coducted on seventy 18-30 year old healthy females with the mean age of 23.2 years and a standard deviation (SD) of 2.4 years. Different aspects of memory, like immediate recall, delayed recall, recognition, forgetting rate, interference and learning, were assessed using the Persian version of RAVLT. Results: Mean score increased from 8.94 (SD=1.91) on the first trial to 13.70 (SD=1.18) on the fifth trial. Total learning mean score was 12.19 (SD=1.08), and mean learning rate was 4.76. Mean scores of the participants on the delayed recall and recognition trials were 13.47 (SD=1.2), and 14.72 (SD=0.53), respectively. The proactive and retroactive interference scores were 0.86 and 0.96, respectively. The forgetting rate score was 1.01 and the retrieval score was 0.90. Conclusion: The auditory-verbal memory and learning performance of healthy Persian-speaking females was similar to the performance of the same population in other countries. Therefore, the Persian version of RAVLT is valid for assessment of memory function in the Persian-speaking female population.