The Dutch Main Concept Analysis: Translation and Establishment of Normative Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Yana Criel ◽  
Marie Deleu ◽  
Evelien De Groote ◽  
Annelies Bockstael ◽  
Anthony Pak-Hin Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Intrarater Reliability ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Discourse Production ◽  
Outcome Information ◽  
And Gender

Purpose The main concept analysis (MCA; Kong, 2009) quantifies the effectiveness and efficiency of information transfer during verbal discourse by means of four sets of sequential pictorial stimuli. This test was originally developed for a Cantonese-speaking population. The main goals of this study were (a) to translate and adapt the MCA to Dutch; (b) to establish normative data for healthy native Dutch-speaking adults; (c) to assess the effect of age, education level, and gender on MCA outcome; and (d) to establish inter- and intrarater reliability of the Dutch MCA. Method Language samples were collected from 60 healthy native Dutch speakers, equally recruited in different age (20–39 years, 40–59 years, 60–79 years) and education (middle and highly educated) categories through administration of the MCA. Utterances produced by at least 75% of the participants were included as a main concept in the Dutch MCA. Subsequently, age-specific normative data were established for each of the MCA parameters. Finally, an ICC was calculated in order to verify inter- and intrarater reliability of the Dutch MCA. Results The translated MCA consisted of 19 main concepts. Age-specific normative data were obtained. Both age and education level had a significant effect on MCA outcome. Information transfer in elderly was both less effectively and efficiently compared to young- and middle-aged adults. In addition, highly educated participants transferred information less efficiently compared to middle educated participants. Based on inter- and intrarater reliability measures, the Dutch MCA proved to be a reliable measuring instrument. Conclusions The MCA was translated to Dutch, and age-specific normative data were established for a healthy, Dutch-speaking population. The Dutch MCA is a reliable tool for eliciting and quantifying discourse production. Validation of the test for people with aphasia is necessary in order for the test to be useful in a clinical practice.

Normalisation du Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) chez les Québécois francophones âgés de 65 ans et plus et résidant dans la communauté

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Hudon ◽  
Olivier Potvin ◽  
Marie-Christine Turcotte ◽  
Catherine D’Anjou ◽  
Micheline Dubé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
And Gender ◽  
State Examination

ABSTRACTThis study was aimed at providing normative data for the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The norms were built from a sample (n = 2409) of community-dwelling French speaking residents from Québec aged 65 and older. The analyses indicated that socio-demographic variables such as education level, age, and gender of individuals influenced significantly the scores of older adults on the MMSE. More precisely, MMSE scores increased with education level and decreased with age. Moreover, women had significantly higher scores than men. On this basis, distinct tables of normative data were produced for women and men. In each table, the MMSE scores corresponding to percentiles 5, 10, 15 and 50 were identified according to four age categories and three education levels. Overall, the use of the present normative data by clinicians will improve their accuracy in detecting cognitive impairment in older adults from Québec.

A Main Concept Analysis for Aphasic Discourse in Irish-English Speakers

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-43
Author(s):  
Anthony Pak-Hin Kong ◽  
Abigail Ross ◽  
Catharine Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Irish Population ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Chinese Speakers ◽  
Discourse Production ◽  
Future Extension

Objective: Various methods for the collection of aphasic discourse samples, including single and sequential picture description, storytelling, interactive conversation and monologic recounts, have been reported. The first aim of this study is to examine the cultural appropriateness of the Main Concept Analysis (MCA; Kong, 2009), a discourse analysis developed for Chinese speakers in Hong Kong, for the Irish population. The second aim is to provide preliminary evidence on the clinical applicability of the tool. A case study of using the MCA to assess an Irish-English (IE) speaker with aphasia and a control speaker is presented. Method: Five therapists, who were native IE speakers, were recruited to comment on whether the MCA pictures and scoring criteria were culturally appropriate to the Irish population. The MCA was piloted on six typical native IE speakers and the modified MCA was used to assess one participant with Broca’s aphasia and a matched control to evaluate their performance differences. Main results: The MCA was considered to be culturally appropriate to the Irish population. Preliminary results of the case study indicated that it could differentiate between normal and aphasic discourse production. Conclusion: Future extension should recruit a larger number of participants and should establish reliability and validity of the MCA.

scholarly journals Dialectally-sensitive norms of the Spanish version of Main Concept Analysis (Span-MCA) for quantifying neurogenically impaired spoken discourse

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e69932
Author(s):  
Anthony Pak-Hin Kong
Keyword(s):  
Language Impairment ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Spoken Discourse ◽  
Impaired Performance ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Description Task

Aphasia is an acquired language impairment caused by damage in the regions of the brain that support language. The Main Concept Analysis (MCA; Kong, 2016b) is a published formal assessment battery that allows the quantification of the presence, accuracy, completeness, and efficiency of content in spoken discourse produced by persons with aphasia (PWA). It utilizes a sequential picture description task (with four sets of pictures) for language sample elicitation. The MCA results can also be used clinically for targeting appropriate interventions of aphasic output. The purpose of this research is to develop a Spanish adaptation of the MCA (i.e., Span-MCA) by establishing normative data based on native unimpaired speakers of Spanish from four different dialect origins (Central American Caribbean, Andean-Pacific, Mexican, and Central-Southern Peninsular regions). A total of 91 unimpaired participants that consisted of different age groups, education levels, and dialect origins were recruited to establish four sets of dialect-specific norms and scoring criteria of Span-MCA, including target main concepts and corresponding lexical items related to the picture sets. The Span-MCA was also applied to one pilot native Spanish PWA. The normative data suggested that speakers who were younger or with a higher level of education levels produced significantly more accurate and complete main concepts in their spoken discourse. The application of Span-MCA to the pilot native Spanish PWA successfully identified impaired performance, as compared to the dialectally-sensitive norms established in this study. This study highlighted the clinical value of Span-MCA as a supplement to evaluate spoken discourse and target intervention by speech-language pathologists and related healthcare practitioners.

Association between suicide method, and gender, age, and education level in Iran over 2006-2010

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Shojaei ◽  
Saadolah Moradi ◽  
Farshid Alaeddini ◽  
Mahmood Khodadoost ◽  
Abdolrazagh Barzegar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education Level ◽  
Suicide Method ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Normative Data for a Tablet-Based Dual-Task Assessment in Healthy Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Lussier ◽  
Kathia Saillant ◽  
Tudor Vrinceanu ◽  
Carol Hudon ◽  
Louis Bherer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Coefficient Of Variability ◽  
French And English ◽  
Task Assessment ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to provide normative data for a tablet-based dual-task assessment in older adults without cognitive deficits. Method In total, 264 participants aged between 60 and 90 years, French and English-speaking, were asked to perform two discrimination tasks, alone and concurrently. The participants had to answer as fast as possible to one or two images appearing in the center of the tablet by pressing to the corresponding buttons. Normative data are provided for reaction time (RT), coefficient of variation, and accuracy. Analyses of variance were performed by trial types (single-pure, single-mixed, dual-mixed), and linear regressions assessed the relationship between performance and sociodemographic characteristics. Results The participants were highly educated and a large proportion of them were women (73.9%). The accuracy on the task was very high across all blocks. RT data revealed both a task-set cost and a dual-task cost between the blocks. Age was associated with slower RT and with higher coefficient of variability. Men were significantly slower on dual-mixed trials, but their coefficient of variability was lower on single-pure trials. Education was not associated with performance. Conclusions This study provides normative data for a tablet-based dual-task assessment in older adults without cognitive impairment, which was lacking. All participants completed the task with good accuracy in less than 15 minutes and thus, the task is transferable to clinical and research settings.

scholarly journals Psycho-social factors associated with high depressive symptomatology in female adolescents and gender difference in adolescent depression: an epidemiological survey in China’s Hubei Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenzhe Sun ◽  
Junhua Mei ◽  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Zhou Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background Exploring etiological clues to adolescent depression, especially in female adolescents, might be helpful to improve the social environment of female adolescents. The aim at this study is to explore psycho-social factors of female adolescents with high depressive symptomatology and gender differences in depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents. Method We examined 4100 adolescents from Wuhan city and Jianli county via a cross-sectional study. Depressive symptomatology was screened through the Chinese version of Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Scale. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to explore the factors related to high depressive symptomatology in female and male adolescents, respectively. Results The prevalence of high depressive symptomatology in female and male were 38.9 and 30.2% respectively. The psycho-social factors of high depressive symptomatology in female adolescents were age (Adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.201, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.076 ~ 1.341), single parent family (aOR = 2.004, 95%CI, 1.448 ~ 2.772) and fathers’ education level (compared to primary school and below, [Junior middle school, aOR = 0.641, 95%CI, 0.439 ~ 0.934; Senior middle school, aOR = 0.603, 95%CI, 0.410 ~ 0.888; College degree and above, aOR = 0.639, 95%CI, 0.437 ~ 0.936]). Conclusion Fathers’ education level was associated with high depressive symptomatology in female adolescents. Female adolescents whose father with primary school education or below deserves more attention. Further epidemiologic researches need to be conducted to explore the different risk factors between female and male adolescents in China.

scholarly journals Predictors of Parental Contentment with the Amount of Encouraging Digital Feedback from Teachers in Finnish Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Anne-Mari Kuusimäki ◽  
Lotta Uusitalo ◽  
Kirsi Tirri
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
School Communication ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

The Finnish National curriculum obligates teachers to give parents encouraging feedback about their children’s learning and development, the aim being to build a constructive relationship between homes and schools and to encourage close collaboration among all parties. Teachers in Finland nowadays use digital platforms that allow effective online communication. The frequency and quality of such communication vary a great deal. In particular, there seems to be a lack of clarity concerning the amount of encouraging feedback delivered in this way. The focus in this paper is on the extent to which Finnish parents (N = 1117) in both urban and rural areas are content with the amount of such feedback. We carried out a logistic regression analysis to predict parental contentment with the amount of encouraging messaging, with the pupil’s grade level, parental attitudes to digital communication, as well as parental educational level and gender as independent variables. In sum, parents who were less highly educated, with a neutral-to-positive attitude to digital communication and with a child in lower secondary school were most likely to be content with the amount of communication. These results have both research and practical implications in terms of enhancing the understanding of how best to deliver encouraging digital feedback between homes and schools. Furthermore, it seems that teacher education should focus on communicative competence early on. The current study completes our three-part series of studies on digital home–school communication in Finland.

Age- and gender-specific normative data of pinch strengths in a healthy Turkish population

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 436-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ü. Ugurlu ◽  
H. Özdogan
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Turkish Population ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Physical Demands ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific

It has been demonstrated that normative data of pinch strengths (PSs) vary among healthy populations. Data from 838 participants (420 women and 418 men) aged 15–96 years were analyzed to develop normative data of PSs for a healthy Turkish population and to analyze changes in the means according to the physical demands of participants’ jobs. Lateral, palmar, and tip-to-tip pinch strengths were measured in standard manners. Occupations were classified based on the descriptions in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Mean PSs peaked between the ages of 30–50 years in general and increased a small amount in parallel with the increasing strength ratings of the occupations. PS changes followed a curvilinear relationship to age. The differences between our findings and those of similar studies in this field emphasize the importance of using normative data specific to a particular population.

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