scholarly journals The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and its sub-scales: validation and updated normative data in an Italian population sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edoardo Nicolò Aiello ◽  
Antonella Esposito ◽  
Chiara Gramegna ◽  
Valentina Gazzaniga ◽  
Stefano Zago ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

Abstract Background Deficits of executive functioning (EF) are frequently found in neurological disorders. The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) is one of the most widespread and psychometrically robust EF screeners in clinical settings. However, in Italy, FAB norms date back to 15 years ago; moreover, its validity against “EF-loaded” global cognitive screeners (e.g., the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) has yet to be tested. This study thus aimed at (a) providing updated normative data for the Italian FAB and (b) assessing its convergent validity with the MoCA. Methods Four-hundred and seventy-five healthy Italian native speakers (306 females, 169 males; mean age: 61.08 ± 15.1; mean education: 11.67 ± 4.57) were administered by the MoCA and the FAB. FAB items were divided into three subscales: FAB-1 (linguistically mediated EF), FAB-2 (planning), and FAB-3 (inhibition). Regression-based norms were derived (equivalent scores) for all FAB measures. Results Age and education were predictive of all FAB measures, whereas no gender differences were detected. The FAB and its sub-scales were related to MoCA measures—the strongest associations being found with MoCA total and MoCA-EF scores. FAB sub-scales were both internally related and associated with FAB total scores. Discussion The FAB proved to have convergent validity with both global cognitive and EF measures in healthy individuals. The present study provides updated normative data for the FAB and its sub-scales in an Italian population sample, and thus supports an adaptive usage of this EF screener.

scholarly journals A multi-component, adaptive Working Memory Assessment Battery (WoMAB): validation and norms in an Italian population sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Pasotti ◽  
Giulia De Luca ◽  
Edoardo Nicolò Aiello ◽  
Chiara Gramegna ◽  
Marco Di Gangi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Everyday Functioning ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Memory Assessment ◽  
Test Digit ◽  
Healthy Participants

Abstract Background Working memory (WM) abilities are frequently impaired in neurological disorders affecting fronto-parietal cortical/sub-cortical structures. WM deficits negatively influence interventional outcomes and everyday functioning. This study thus aimed at the following: (a) developing and standardizing an ecologically valid task for WM assessment ( Ice Cream Test, ICT); (b) validating and norming a novel WM test (Digit Ordering Test, DOT), as well as providing updated norms for digit span (DS) tasks, in an Italian population sample; (c) introducing a novel scoring procedure for measuring WM. Methods One-hundred and sixty-eight Italian healthy participants—73 male, 95 females; age: 48.4 ± 19.1 (18–86); education: 12.1 ± 4.8 (4–21)—underwent a thorough WM assessment—DOT, ICT, and both forward and backward DS tasks (FDS, BDS). The ICT requires participants to act as waiters who have to keep track of customers’ orders. For each task, WM and total (T) outcomes were computed, i.e., the number of elements in the longest sequence and that of recalled sequences, respectively. Norms were derived via the equivalent score (ES) method. Results DS ratios (DSRs) were computed for both WM/S and T outcomes on raw DS measures (BDS divided by FDS). Age and education significantly predicted all WM tasks; sex affected FDS and DSR-T scores (males > females). WM measures were highly internally related. Discussion The present work provides Italian practitioners with a normatively updated, multi-component, adaptive battery for WM assessment (WoMAB) as well as with novel outcomes which capture different WM facets—WM capacity and attentive monitoring abilities.

Normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in an Italian population sample

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Santangelo ◽  
Mattia Siciliano ◽  
Roberto Pedone ◽  
Carmine Vitale ◽  
Fabrizia Falco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Montreal Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Italian Population

The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB): normative values in an Italian population sample

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Appollonio ◽  
M. Leone ◽  
V. Isella ◽  
F. Piamarta ◽  
T. Consoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Sample ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

Korean Version of Frontal Assessment Battery: Psychometric Properties and Normative Data

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Hui Kim ◽  
Yoonseok Huh ◽  
Jin Yeong Choe ◽  
Ji Woon Jeong ◽  
Joon Hyuk Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Korean Version

scholarly journals Propriedades psicométricas da Frontal Assessment Battery na esclerose múltipla

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Sandra Henriques ◽  
Helena Espirito-Santo ◽  
Luís Cunha ◽  
Laura Lemos ◽  
Fernanda Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Montreal Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

Contexto: A Esclerose Múltipla (EM) é uma doença desmielinizante crónica que pode envolver alterações cognitivas e executivas. As alterações executivas, relacionadas essencialmente com o lobo frontal, podem ser subdiagnosticadas, uma vez que os instrumentos utilizados na EM são extensos e complexos, podendo os seus resultados ser comprometidos pelos níveis de fadiga que poderão daí decorrer. A Bateria de Avaliação Frontal (FAB) é de aplicação rápida e simples e avalia as funções do lobo frontal.  Objetivo: Explorar as propriedades psicométricas da FAB numa amostra de doentes com EM. Métodos: No estudo avaliaram-se 68 doentes com EM e 81 indivíduos sem diagnóstico de doença neurológica (amostra de controlo) com a FAB, a Subescala executiva do Montreal Cognitive Assessment/MoCA-E e o Teste de Fluências Verbais Fonéticas/TFVF. Vinte e nove doentes foram reavaliados com a FAB (intervalo 4-8 semanas). Resultados: Na amostra com EM, a consistência interna revelou-se adequada e a estabilidade temporal situou-se entre moderada a alta nas subescalas Semelhanças, FluênciasLexicais, Séries Motoras de Luria e Go-no-Go. A FAB correlacionou-se de forma elevada com o MoCA-E e TFVF, atestando a sua validade convergente, e a sua estabilidade temporal teste-reteste revelou-se adequada. A amostra com EM teve pontuações significativamente inferiores nas subescalas Fluências Lexicaise Séries Motoras de Luria comparativamente com a amostra de controlo(p < 0,05). Na EM, a FAB discriminou os níveis de escolaridade (p < 0,001) e a subescala Séries Motoras de Luria diferenciou os padrões de EM (p < 0,05). Conclusões: A FAB apresenta propriedades psicométricas adequadas para avaliar as funções do lobo frontal em doentes com EM, devendo integrar a sua avaliação neuropsicológica para auxiliar no correto encaminhamento terapêutico. Adicionalmente, a subescala das Fluências Lexicais parece ser importante para avaliar estes doentes, tendo potencial para o nível I do rastreio da disfunção frontal na EM.

Is the prehension behavior test really useful? Normative data for the slimmer frontal assessment battery (FAB15)

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 119978
Author(s):  
Ciro Rosario Ilardi ◽  
Sergio Chieffi ◽  
Chiara Scuotto ◽  
Nadia Gamboz ◽  
Alessandro Iavarone
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Behavior Test

scholarly journals Screening for Executive Dysfunction with the Frontal Assessment Battery: Psychometric Properties Analysis and Representative Normative Data for Brazilian Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Jardim de Paula ◽  
Samara Melo Moura ◽  
Matheus Bortolosso Bocardi ◽  
Edgar Nunes de Moraes ◽  
Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
Frontal Assessment Battery ◽  
Assessment Battery

scholarly journals Rivermead assessment of somatosensory performance: Italian normative data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Russo ◽  
Viviana Spandri ◽  
Marcello Gallucci ◽  
Peter Halligan ◽  
Nadia Bolognini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Somatosensory System ◽  
Body Region ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Somatosensory Processing ◽  
Neurological Assessment ◽  
Body Regions ◽  
Surface Localization

AbstractThe Rivermead assessment of somatosensory performance (RASP) provides a quantitative assessment of somatosensory processing, suitable for brain-damaged patients suffering from stroke. It consists of seven subcomponents: Subtest 1 (sharp/dull discrimination), Subtest 2 (surface pressure touch), Subtest 3 (surface localization), Subtest 4 (sensory extinction), Subtest 5 (2-point discrimination), Subtest 6 (temperature discrimination), and Subtest 7 (proprioception). Overall, the RASP assesses 5 bilateral body regions: face (cheek), hand (palm and back), and foot (sole and back). This study aimed at providing normative data and cut-off scores for RASP subtests, for each body region, in a large Italian population sample. We present results from 300 healthy Italian individuals aged 19 to 98 years. Data represent a comprehensive set of norms that cover each subtest and each body region tested. Performance in Subtests 1, 5, and 6 decreased, for some body regions, with increasing age. Based on these results, norms were stratified for age (seven groups), with the pathological/non-pathological cut-off coinciding with the 5th percentile. Conversely, other results were not influenced by age; in such cases, a single error, in each body region, has to be considered indicative of pathological performance. This independent investigation of all subcomponents of the somatosensory system, for each body region, further confirms RASP’s potential in clinical practice, for neurological assessment, as well as in research settings.

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