A-198 An Examination of the Equivalence of the in-Person and Remote Administration of the Identi-fi: A Test of Visual Organization and Recognition

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1253-1253
Author(s):  
Carrie Champ Morera ◽  
Alicia Carrillo ◽  
Cecil R Reynolds ◽  
Robert J McCaffrey
Keyword(s):  
Visual Recognition ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Visual Matching ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Organizational Ability ◽  
Visual Organization ◽  
Online Format ◽  
Size Estimates ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Objective As psychologists rely more on technology while navigating the digital world, we must adapt existing assessment tools. In response to this need, a process was designed for conducting remote administration of the Identi-Fi: A Test of Visual Organization and Recognition (Reynolds & McCaffrey, 2020), which measures visual organizational ability through Visual Recognition and Visual Matching tasks. Our current study evaluates the equivalence between remote, online administration and traditional, in-person administration of the Identi-Fi. Method This is a paired case control study in which 106 participants were administered the Identi-Fi in an online, remote format over a videoconferencing platform, following a specific procedure to retain the validity of scores. These individuals were matched based on sex, age group, and race/ethnicity with participants from the standardization sample of the Identi-Fi, which was administered in-person. Results Independent-samples t-tests were conducted and determined there were no significant differences in the subtest T scores between the in-person and remote administration formats. Additionally, index scores between the in-person (M = 99.74, SD = 10.32) and remote (M = 97.18, SD = 12.54) administrations were similar and not statistically significant, t(210) = −1.621, p = 0.11. Effect size estimates (Cohen’s d and omega squared) for all t-tests were small, indicating no significant effects across the remote and in-person administration of the Identi-Fi. Conclusions The present study suggests that all subtests on the Identi-Fi, when given in the remote, online format in the specified procedure evaluated in this study, are generally equivalent, and examiners can use the norms of the traditional test.

A-190 An Examination of the Equivalence of the in-Person and Remote Administration of the Feifer Assessment of Reading Screening Form

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1245-1245
Author(s):  
Carrie Champ Morera ◽  
Alicia Carrillo ◽  
Steven G Feifer
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Phonemic Awareness ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Specific Procedure ◽  
Rapid Automatic Naming ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Semantic Concepts ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Objective As psychologists rely more on technology while navigating the digital world, we must adapt existing assessment tools. In response to this need, a process was designed for conducting remote administration of the Feifer Assessment of Reading Screening Form (FAR Screening Form; Feifer, 2015), which was designed to identify children “at risk” for developmental dyslexia. Our current study evaluates the equivalence between remote, online administration and in-person administration of the FAR Screening Form. Method This is a paired case control study in which 70 participants were administered the FAR Screening Form in an online, remote format, following a specific procedure to retain the validity of scores. These individuals were matched based on age, sex, education, and race with participants from the standardization sample of the FAR Screening Form. Results Independent-samples t-tests were conducted, and determined no significant effect of administration format for scores on the Phonemic Awareness (PA) and Semantic Concepts (SC) subtests, as well as the overall FAR Screening Index. Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN), a speeded subtest, showed a significant effect for administration format. Due to this effect, a new FAR Remote Screening Index (SRI) was created that includes only the PA and SC subtests. The SRI has demonstrated reliability and validity consistent with the FAR Screening Index. Conclusions The present study suggests that remote and in-person administrations of the PA and SC subtests of the FAR Screening Form are generally equivalent. During remote administration, it’s not recommended to use the RAN subtest; the SRI should be used to derive the screening index score.

Abstract TP188: Location of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in a Tri-ethnic Cohort: The ERICH Study

Stroke ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Birnbaum ◽  
Anne Leonard ◽  
Julio Andino ◽  
Charles J Moomaw ◽  
Carl Langfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intracerebral Hemorrhage ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Final Model ◽  
Location Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Pairwise Testing ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Control Study

Background: The Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) is an ongoing case-control study of spontaneous ICH among non-hispanic whites, non-hispanic blacks, and Hispanics. Prior studies have identified hypertension as a greater risk for non-lobar (NL) ICH as compared with lobar (L) ICH. Given the greater reported prevalence of hypertension among black and Hispanic populations, we hypothesized that the location of ICH may differ by race/ethnicity. Methods: At the time of this analysis, we had ICH location data, lobar vs. non-lobar, on 648 subjects. We performed univariate analysis on known and potential predictors of ICH location: age, sex, race/ethnicity, hypertension, diabetes, BMI, creatinine, cholesterol, aspirin use, smoking, alcohol use, caffeine use, and INR. INR was dichotomized at >1.1. After forcing in age, sex, race, history of diabetes, aspirin use and INR, we added significant and near-significant (p<0.2) variables in a stepwise fashion to complete our final logistic regression model. Our outcome measure was lobar ICH. Conditional pairwise testing was performed for race/ethnicity. Results: Of the 648 subjects (mean age 61.12 ± 14.51 years; 39.8% female; 35.0% Hispanic, 26.5% white, 38.4% black), 181 (27.9%) presented with lobar ICH. Hypertension was present in 525 subjects (75.1% L, 83.3% NL; p=.018), diabetes in 152 (26.0% L, 22.5% NL; p=.348), high cholesterol in 244 (45.9% L, 34.5% NL; p=.008), aspirin use in 200 (37.0% L, 28.5% NL; p=.035), and INR >1.1 (24.1% L, 21.8% NL; p=.535) In our final model, race/ethnicity (p<.024) was associated with location of ICH. Furthermore, white race/ethnicity was associated with L ICH, compared with black (b=.57, p=.016) or Hispanic (b=.56, p=.018). Hypertension (b=-0.63, p=.009) was associated with NL ICH, and smoking (b=0.51, p=.007) was associated with L ICH. Discussion: Our results suggest that there are significant racial/ethnic differences in the distribution of lobar and non-lobar ICH. The conditional pairwise testing for race/ethnicity showed a significantly higher rate of lobar ICH in whites, compared with blacks or Hispanics. These findings are intriguing given the differences in case-fatality rates and age at ICH onset.

When is the Use of Race/Ethnicity Appropriate in Risk Assessment Tools for Preconceptual or Antenatal Genetic Screening and How Should it be Used?

Sociology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 957-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J Aspinall
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Antenatal Screening ◽  
Jewish Women ◽  
Tay Sachs Disease ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Low Prevalence ◽  
Laboratory Form ◽  
And Training

In the UK a ‘Family Origin Questionnaire’ (FOQ) has been introduced as a decision-making tool primarily to identify partners of high risk status in ‘low prevalence’ areas in antenatal screening for haemoglobin variants. A ‘family origins’ laboratory form for Down’s syndrome antenatal screening has followed, with active consideration of Tay Sachs Disease antenatal/ pre-conception carrier screening for Ashkenazi Jewish women. Similar screening developments for the haemoglobinopathies and cystic fibrosis are occurring in other countries. It is timely to ask when and how categories based on family origin concepts should be operationalised and used to assess genetic risk, given the methodological uncertainties and potential risk of offence, essentialisation, discrimination and/or stigmatisation. The potential limitations of these tools are examined, including generic concepts, social sensitivities of language, issues of testing, implementation, and training, and time-limitedness of the categories, to assess where the balance lies between the benefits and disadvantages of such usage.

scholarly journals Automated Assessment in Programming Courses: A Case Study during the COVID-19 Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7451
Author(s):  
Enrique Barra ◽  
Sonsoles López-Pernas ◽  
Álvaro Alonso ◽  
Juan Fernando Sánchez-Rada ◽  
Aldo Gordillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Online Format

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed in many countries, in the short term, the interruption of face-to-face teaching activities and, in the medium term, the existence of a ‘new normal’, in which teaching methods should be able to switch from face-to-face to remote overnight. However, this flexibility can pose a great difficulty, especially in the assessment of practical courses with a high student–teacher ratio, in which the assessment tools or methods used in face-to-face learning are not ready to be adopted within a fully online environment. This article presents a case study describing the transformation of the assessment method of a programming course in higher education to a fully online format during the COVID-19 pandemic, by means of an automated student-centered assessment tool. To evaluate the new assessment method, we studied students’ interactions with the tool, as well as students’ perceptions, which were measured with two different surveys: one for the programming assignments and one for the final exam. The results show that the students’ perceptions of the assessment tool were highly positive: if using the tool had been optional, the majority of them would have chosen to use it without a doubt, and they would like other courses to involve a tool like the one presented in this article. A discussion about the use of this tool in subsequent years in the same and related courses is also presented, analyzing the sustainability of this new assessment method.

scholarly journals Children's estimates of food portion size: the effect of timing of dietary interview on the accuracy of children's portion size estimates

2007 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Foster ◽  
M. O'Keeffe ◽  
J. N. S. Matthews ◽  
J. C. Mathers ◽  
M. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment System ◽  
Portion Size ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Portion Sizes ◽  
Food Portion ◽  
Size Estimates ◽  
Food Portion Size ◽  
Dietary Interview ◽  
Food Consumed

For food intakes to be converted into nutrient intakes a measure or estimate of the amount of food consumed is required. A number of methods have been developed to assist subjects in providing an estimate of portion size. Children's ability to use perception, conceptualisation and memory skills to estimate food portion size has not been investigated systematically. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of the timing of a dietary interview on the accuracy of estimates of food portion sizes made by children, using food photographs, food models and an interactive portion size assessment system, developed for use with children and based on portion sizes of foods consumed by children. Children (n 108) aged 4–14 years were supplied with known quantities of foods and asked to estimate the portion size of each food using each of the three portion size assessment tools. Interviews took place (a) with the food in view, (b) just after the child had eaten the food or (c) 24 h after the child had eaten the food. There were no significant differences in children's ability to estimate food portion size (either as served or as eaten) with timing of interview. That is, children were as accurate in their estimates of portion size 24 h after consuming the food as when the food was in view. Under these conditions many children were able to estimate food portion size utilising perception, conceptualisation and memory skills.

scholarly journals Race/ethnicity and other risk of factors associated with cryptosporidiosis as an initial AIDS-defining condition in California, 1980–99

2001 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 535-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. KHALAKDINA ◽  
F. TABNAK ◽  
R. K. P. SUN ◽  
J. M. COLFORD
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Bisexual Males ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Biologic Factors ◽  
Control Study

To study whether African-Americans are less likely than whites to present with cryptosporidiosis as an AIDS-defining condition (ADC), a case-control study was conducted using a large, population-based surveillance registry of AIDS patients in California. Data from January 1980 through June 1999 were analysed using risk factor stratification and multivariate logistic regression to evaluate confounding by other risk factors such as gender, injection drug use (IDU), CD4 counts, age and sexual orientation. Cases included 1373 subjects with cryptosporidiosis as an ADC and controls included 97419 subjects with other ADC. The results indicate a significantly lower risk for presentation with cryptosporidiosis as an ADC among African-Americans compared with whites (OR vs. whites = 0·5, 95% CI 0·4, 0·7). Additionally, there is evidence that heterosexuals are less likely than homosexual/bisexual males to present with cryptosporidiosis (OR = 0·5, 95% CI 0·4, 0·7). Our analyses also suggest a decreasing risk with increasing age. The possibility that there may be biologic factors or differential lifetime exposures that account for the difference between the racial/ethnic groups merits further investigation.

scholarly journals Relationship between falls and Fall Risk Increasing Drugs. A retrospective case control study

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Tiwana ◽  
A Pietronigro ◽  
M Mosillo ◽  
N Principi ◽  
D Carnevali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Background Falls and fall-related injuries are a major public health issue which needs global attention due to its clinical and socioeconomic impact. Inpatient falls are the most common adverse event in hospital. Important risk factors for falls are polypharmacy and the assumption of so-called Fall Risk Increasing Drugs (FRIDs). Aims of our study were to investigate the associations between falls and the use of medications among inpatients by conducting a retrospective case-control study in a rehabilitation hospital in Northern Italy in 2018. Methods Three unique control for each faller, matched by age, sex and hospitalization ward, were selected. A Conditional Logistic Regression was performed to analyze the impact that 13 types of FRIDs individually and the number of administrated FRIDs had on the risk of falling. A second regression model was obtained adjusting the case-control matching for CIRS, Morse and Barthel scores. Results We identified 148 cases and 444 controls. 3 types of FRIDs were significantly correlated (p &lt; 0,05) with an increased risk of falling: Antipsychotics [OR:1,98;CI 95%:1,01-3,89], Antidepressants [OR:2,18;CI 95%:1,32-3,59], Diuretics [OR:1,71;CI 95%:1,09-2,68]. Antidepressants were the only type of FRID significantly correlated (p = 0,008) even in the model adjusted for CIRS, Morse and Barthel scores [OR:2,00;CI 95%:1,20-3,34]. The unadjusted model showed that the addition of one type of FRID to therapy was significantly associated with the fall event (p &lt; 0.05) [OR:1.21;CI 95%: 1.05 - 1.40]. Conclusions Assumption of drugs and polypharmacy could play a role in hospital falling. Recently developed fall risk assessment tools suffer from low specificity and sensitivity and do not assess these risk factors. A holistic approach with a multidimensional evaluation of the patient through screening tools, functional assessment tools and a full medical evaluation should be improved. Key messages Drugs may represent an important variable in determining the risk of falls in hospitalized patients, but they should not be considered alone. Screening tools for fall risk should take into account polypharmacy such as other intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors within an holistic approach.

Abstract 126: Importance of Untreated Hypertension for Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Stroke ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle B Walsh ◽  
Opeolu Adeoye ◽  
Padmini Sekar ◽  
Jennifer Osborne ◽  
Charles J Moomaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Insurance Status ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Untreated Hypertension ◽  
Control Study

Introduction: Hypertension (HTN), particularly untreated HTN, has been found to be a significant risk factor for ICH in predominately white ICH populations. We evaluated the risk of treated and untreated HTN on ICH in a multi-ethnic case-control study. Hypothesis: Treated and untreated HTN confer variable risk for ICH by race/ethnicity. Methods: The Ethnic/Racial Variations of ICH (ERICH) study is a prospective, multicenter, case-control study of ICH among whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Cases were enrolled from 42 recruitment centers using hot-pursuit. Controls matched to cases 1:1 by age (±5 years), sex, race/ethnicity, and metropolitan area were recruited by random-digit dialing. Subjects were interviewed to determine whether they had a history of HTN and if they took medications to reduce blood pressure. Results: Between 9/2010 and 6/2015, 891 white, 833 black, and 599 Hispanic case/control pairs were enrolled. Higher proportions of black and Hispanic ICH with HTN were untreated, compared with whites (43.3% and 48.3% vs. 33.2%; p=.0002 and p<.0001, respectively). When adjusted for medical insurance status, a significant difference persisted for whites vs. Hispanics (p=.002), but not whites vs. blacks (p=.197). In multivariate analyses adjusted for alcohol use, anticoagulation, hypercholesterolemia, education, and insurance status, treated HTN was a significant risk factor for ICH in whites (OR=1.72, 95% CI 1.33-2.22, p<.0001), blacks (3.04, 2.13-4.34, <.0001), and Hispanics (2.57, 1.64-4.00, <.0001). Untreated HTN was a substantially greater risk factor for ICH for all three racial/ethnic groups: whites (9.53, 5.88-15.45, <.0001), blacks (11.10, 7.06-17.47, <.0001), Hispanics (9.65, 5.49-16.95, <.0001). In the subtype analyses of deep, lobar, and infratentorial ICH, untreated HTN resulted in ORs of 3.50 to 24.81, with statistical significance for all subtypes and ethnic groups. Conclusion: Treatment of HTN reduces the risk of ICH conferred by HTN markedly, but not completely. Untreated hypertension, which is significantly more prevalent among black and Hispanic ICH cases than among white cases, confers at least a 9-fold risk of ICH regardless of race. Treatment of hypertension is expected to have substantial impact on risk of ICH.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of mRNA-1273 against Delta, Mu, and other emerging variants

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia J. Bruxvoort ◽  
Lina S. Sy ◽  
Lei Qian ◽  
Bradley K. Ackerson ◽  
Yi Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Kaiser Permanente ◽  
Specimen Collection ◽  
Negative Case ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Delta Infection ◽  
Negative Controls ◽  
Collection Date ◽  
Control Study

ABSTRACTBackgroundReal-world studies have found high vaccine effectiveness (VE) of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, but reduced VE against the Delta variant and waning protection have been reported, with few studies examining mRNA-1273 variant-specific VE.MethodsWe conducted a test-negative case-control study at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Whole genome sequencing was conducted for SARS-CoV-2 positive specimens collected from 3/1/2021 to 7/27/2021. Test-positive cases were matched 1:5 to test-negative controls on age, sex, race/ethnicity, and specimen collection date. Outcomes included SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalization. Exposures were 2 doses or 1 dose of mRNA-1273 ≥14 days prior to specimen collection versus no COVID-19 vaccination. Conditional logistic regression was used to compare odds of vaccination among cases versus controls, adjusting for confounders. VE was calculated as (1-odds ratio)x100%.ResultsThe study included 8,153 cases and their matched controls. Two-dose VE (95% confidence interval) was 86.7% (84.3-88.7%) against Delta infection, 98.4% (96.9-99.1%) against Alpha, 90.4% (73.9-96.5%) against Mu, 96-98% against other identified variants, and 79.9% (76.9-82.5%) against unidentified variants. VE against Delta declined from 94.1% (90.5-96.3%) 14-60 days after vaccination to 80.0% (70.2-86.6%) 151-180 days after vaccination. Waning was less pronounced for non-Delta variants. VE against Delta was lower among individuals aged ≥65 years (75.2% [59.6-84.8%]) than those aged 18-64 years (87.9% [85.5-89.9%]). VE against Delta hospitalization was 97.6% (92.8-99.2%). One-dose VE was 77.0% (60.7-86.5%) against Delta infection.ConclusionsTwo doses of mRNA-1273 were highly effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants. However, VE against Delta moderately declined with increasing time since vaccination.Trial Registration NumberNot applicableFundingModerna Inc.

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