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Normative data for the motor-free visual perception test-vertical
Author(s)	Louisette Mercier, Johanne Desrosiers, Annie Rochette
Journal title	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 19, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 39-50
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Stroke ; Dementia ; Occupational therapy ; Rehabilitation ; Evaluation ; Canada.
Annotation	It is of critical importance for occupational therapists to properly identify visual-perceptual deficits because of their impact on people's abilities to do many activities of daily living (ADLs). This Canadian study presents normative reference data for a test of visual perception frequently used with people with brain injury, the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-Vertical (MVPT-V). The recruitment strategies were deliberately designed to generate a representative sample of the 50-plus population from different backgrounds. Normative values were obtained from 236 English or French participants aged 50+. Age and education were found to have a significant impact on performance. These reference values for the MVPT-V will enable therapists to distinguish between normal and pathological ageing of visual perception. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020416250 A
Classmark	CQA: EA: LOH: LM: 4C: 7S
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