Normative Data for the Spanish Version of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 243-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi A. Matías-Guiu ◽  
Ramón Fernández-Bobadilla ◽  
Aníbal Fernández-Oliveira ◽  
María Valles-Salgado ◽  
Teresa Rognoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Visuospatial Skills ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

Background: Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) is a cognitive test that has been validated for the diagnosis of cognitive disorders. The aim of this study was to provide normative data for the ACE-III for age, education and gender. Methods: The Spanish version of the ACE-III was administered to a group of 273 healthy subjects in a multicenter study in Spain. Correlation and determination coefficients for age, education and gender were estimated. The overlapping interval strategy and linear regression analyses were used to provide adjusted norms for demographic factors and to explore the potential influence of these factors in the performance of the test. Results: Age and education correlated significantly with the total score and with all the domains. Gender correlated only with the domains of attention and visuospatial skills. Norms for the total score and for cognitive domains (attention, memory, fluency, language, and visuospatial skills) are provided. Conclusion: This study confirms the influence of demographic factors (especially age and education) on the performance in the ACE-III and provides normative data for the Spanish version of the ACE-III.

scholarly journals Norms According to Age and Gender for the Spanish Version of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS-II)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Sanchez-Garcia ◽  
Ana De la Rosa-Cáceres ◽  
Sara Stasik-O'Brien ◽  
Juan José Mancheño-Barba ◽  
Óscar M. Lozano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
And Gender

Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-II (IDAS-II) constitutes a useful measurement tool with demonstrated psychometric properties that is contributing to the advancement of knowledge of emotional disorders within transdiagnostic models. To implement its use in clinical settings it is important that the scores can be interpreted in order to guide clinical decisions. This study aims to develops normative data for the Spanish version of the IDAS-II. An anonymous online survey was applied to 1,072 subjects, recruited through a stratified random sampling procedure taking into account population gender, age, and geographical region of Spain. Results show that women tend to score higher than men, particularly on the Dysphoria, General Depression, Appetite Gain, and Lassitude scales. Largest effect sizes for differences in the scores according to age were found for Lassitude, Dysphoria, and General Depression. Therefore, normative data according to gender and age group for each IDAS-II scale is provided. The norms provided in this work complement those already available, facilitating the decision-making of clinical professionals. Evidence of unidimensionality is provided for the 19 IDAS-II scales that allows researchers and clinicians to use specific IDAS-II scales independently.

Italian version and normative data of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Pigliautile ◽  
Francesca Chiesi ◽  
Franca Stablum ◽  
Sonia Rossetti ◽  
Caterina Primi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Performance Score ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Visuospatial Abilities ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

ABSTRACTObjectives:Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) is a brief cognitive screening tool to assess five cognitive domains: attention/orientation, verbal fluency, memory, language, and visuospatial abilities. This study aimed to provide normative data (for total score and subscale scores) of the Italian version of ACE-III for gender, age, and education.Methods:A total of 574 healthy Italian participants (mean age 68.70 ± 9.65; mean education 9.15 ± 4.04) were recruited from the community and included in the study. Linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of age, gender, and education on the ACE-III total performance score.Results:Age and education exerted a significant effect on total and subscale ACE-III scores, whereas gender was on attention/orientation, language, and visuospatial subscale scores. From the derived linear equation, correction grids to adjust raw scores and equivalent scores (ESs) with cut-off values were provided.Conclusions:The present study provided normative data, correction grids, and ESs for ACE-III in an Italian population.

Reliability of the Spanish version of the Composite Scale of Morningness

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 503-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Adan ◽  
H. Caci ◽  
G. Prat
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Composite Scale ◽  
Negative Skewness ◽  
Aged Subjects ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Circadian Typology

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to examine the reliability of the Spanish version of Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM) and its ability to measure the circadian typology.Subjects and methodsVoluntary and unpaid psychology students (N = 391; 132 men and 259 women), aged between 17 and 33, completed the questionnaire between the months of September and December.ResultsThe total score was independent of age and gender, with a close to normal distribution and a non-significant negative skewness. The internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s α = 0.87) and factor analysis extracted three factors labeled Time of Retiring (items 2 and 7), Activity Planning (items 8, 9, and 13) and Morning Affect (items 3–6, and 10–12). With the 10th and 90th percentiles as cut-off scores, scorers below 22 (N = 40; 10.2%) are classified as evening-types and scorers above 39 as morning-types (N = 28; 7.2%).ConclusionThe Spanish questionnaire shares most of the good psychometric properties of other versions of the CSM, and thus can be used for Spanish-speaking student samples. Nevertheless, further studies of normative data in workers and aged subjects are needed in order to validate CSM.

Cognitive performance norms from the Korean genome and epidemiology study (KoGES)

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1909-1924
Author(s):  
Hyun Kim ◽  
Rhoda Au ◽  
Robert J. Thomas ◽  
Chang-Ho Yun ◽  
Seung Ku Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Epidemiology Study ◽  
Study Population ◽  
And Gender

ABSTRACTBackground:While normative data on neuropsychological performance provide baseline metrics for the assessment and diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and dementia, a lack of comparative normative data in non-Caucasian populations makes it difficult to conduct similar evaluations and studies in individuals from diverse backgrounds. The current paper aims to provide normative data on a range of cognitive measures in a Korean general population sample and investigate various demographic and health variables associated with cognitive performance in this representative population.Method(s):The study population was 1,528 stroke and dementia-free individuals who participated in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology study (KoGES) (mean age 60.43 ± 7.30, 52.42% female). All participants underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery that included verbal and visual memory, language, attention, and executive function measures. A health examination and a questionnaire-based interview were also administered.Results:The majority of cognitive test results were associated with age, education, and gender. In general, higher education and younger age was associated with better cognitive performance. Explained variance increased modestly in models that included measures of general health and depressive symptoms.Conclusion:Normative data of cognitive performance in a community based Korean population are presented. These norms provide reference values in a non-Caucasian middle to older aged sample.

scholarly journals Performance of low-educated elders with depression on Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ace-r) test

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Beckert ◽  
Fernanda Loureiro ◽  
Caroline Menta ◽  
Elisa Fasolin Mello ◽  
Eduardo L. Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Clock Drawing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Low Educated ◽  
Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination

Along with cognitive disorders, depression has been a concern for mental health services due to its highly debilitating effect on the functioning and quality of life of the elderly. However, there is still little understanding of the cognitive alterations resulting from depression or of the difficult differential diagnosis with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It is known that performance on cognitive tests is strongly influenced by education but few studies have been conducted involving low-educated populations. Objective : To evaluate the performance of elders with low education and no dementia on Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) test and its cognitive domains, and compare patients with Current Major Depressive Episode (CMDE) against those without depressive symptoms. Methods : A retrospective, cross-sectional analytical study was conducted based on medical files of patients treated at the Cerebral Aging Clinic of the Hospital São Lucas of the PUCRS. The study included 116 individuals with low education (< 8 years of education) aged between 60 and 84 (69.6 ± 6.4) years, with MCDE (N = 41) and controls (N = 75). Results : No significant difference was observed between control and MCDE groups in median scores on the ACE-R, Mini-Mental State Examination, and the five cognitive domains. There was also no difference between the groups on separate analyses of results on the clock drawing test, the categorical verbal and phonological fluency test, and the naming test. Conclusion : The results of this study showed that depressive symptoms did not influence scores on the ACE-R tests conducted in elders with low education.

scholarly journals Cognitive Assessment Test: Validation of a Short Cognitive Test for the Detection of Mild Cognitive Disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Estrada-Orozco ◽  
Kely Bonilla-Vargas ◽  
Francy Cruz ◽  
Oscar Mancera ◽  
Miguel Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Cognitive Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Time Of Application ◽  
Accuracy Study ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Research Challenge

Introduction.Cognitive disorders are a clinical and research challenge; in particular, the mild cognitive disorder (MiCD) requires diagnostic suspicion and tools with adequate performance for its detection. The objective of this study was the validation of a short cognitive test (CATest) for the detection of MiCD in population of 50 years or more.Methods.A diagnostic accuracy study was assembled and performed in a prospective cohort. A consecutive sample of 200 Colombian subjects who represented the whole spectrum of the condition of interest allowed us to reach the objective. Validity was determined by concurrent criteria. The cut points were determined by the ROC curves considering the best overall performance and accuracy of the test.Results.CATest was validated to detection of MiCD at a cut-off point of 18. As a result, scores lower than 18 classified the participants as MiCD. At this cut-off point, CATest showed sensitivity of 84.3% (CI 76 to 90.16), specificity of 71.4% (CI95% 61.8 to 79.43), positive predictive value of 75% ( 95% CI 66.79 to 82.42), and area under curve AUC 0.8518 (standard error SE 0.0265).Discussion.CATest has an adequate performance as a short cognitive test for the detection of MiCD. Its performance is superior to MiniMental and similar to Montreal Cognitive test (MoCA) according to the data reported in the literature. The advantages over other tests are the evaluation of all cognitive domains, time of application, and easy interpretation of results. CATest is a free use alternative for MiCD detection.

scholarly journals Institutionally Based ImPACT Test® Normative Values May Differ from Manufacturer-Provided Normative Values

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel R Walton ◽  
Donna K Broshek ◽  
Jason R Freeman ◽  
Jay Hertel ◽  
J Patrick Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Average Performance ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Objective The necessity for pre-injury baseline computerized neurocognitive assessments versus comparing post-concussion outcomes to manufacturer-provided normative data is unclear. Manufacturer-provided norms may not be equivalent to institution-specific norms, which poses risks for misclassifying the presence of impairment when comparing individual post-concussion performance to manufacturer-provided norms. The objective of this cohort study was to compare institutionally derived normative data to manufacturer-provided normative values provided by ImPACT® Applications, Incorporated. Method National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 university student athletes (n = 952; aged 19.2 ± 1.4 years, 42.5% female) from one university participated in this study by completing pre-injury baseline Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test (ImPACT) assessments. Participants were separated into 4 groups based on ImPACT’s age and gender norms: males &lt;18 years old (n = 186), females &lt;18 years old (n = 165), males &gt;19 years old (n = 361) or females &gt;19 years old (n = 240). Comparisons were made between manufacturer-provided norms and institutionally derived normative data for each of ImPACT’s clinical composite scores: Verbal (VEM) and Visual (VIM) Memory, Visual Motor Speed (VMS), and Reaction Time (RT). Outcome scores were compared for all groups using a Chi-squared goodness of fit analysis. Results Institutionally derived normative data indicated above average performance for VEM, VIM, and VMS, and slightly below average performance for RT compared to the manufacturer-provided data (χ2 ≥ 20.867; p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions Differences between manufacturer- and institution-based normative value distributions were observed. This has implications for an increased risk of misclassifying impairment following a concussion in lieu of comparison to baseline assessment and therefore supports the need to utilize baseline testing when feasible, or otherwise compare to institutionally derived norms rather than manufacturer-provided norms.

Age, Education, and Gender Confound Neuropsychological Test Results

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. Wiederholt ◽  
◽  
D. Cahn ◽  
N. M Butters ◽  
D. P. Salmon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
And Gender

Adolescent smoking behavior and communication with parents: Depression as a mediator and gender as a moderator

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xieping Chen ◽  
Qian Xie ◽  
Yuting Yang
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Adolescent Smoking ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Communication Scale

Parent–adolescent communication is assumed to be an important factor affecting adolescent smoking behavior. However, the inner mechanism accounting for this association has still not been clarified in research. Our purpose in this study was to examine the relationships between parent–adolescent communication, adolescent smoking behavior, and depression, as well as gender differences in the relationship between depression and adolescent smoking behavior. Participants were 1,134 students at 6 junior high schools in China who completed the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale, the Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, and the Smoking Behavior Test. Results showed that parent-adolescent communication had a significant negative effect on adolescent smoking behavior and depression partially mediated the relationship between parent–adolescent communication and adolescent smoking behavior. In addition, gender moderated the relationship between depression and adolescent smoking behavior. Overall, these findings may help to promote better understanding of the relationship between parent–adolescent communication and adolescent smoking behavior.

A Nationwide Survey of COVID-19 Testing in LGBTQ+ Populations in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492110181
Author(s):  
Richard J. Martino ◽  
Kristen D. Krause ◽  
Marybec Griffin ◽  
Caleb LoSchiavo ◽  
Camilla Comer-Carruthers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Antibody Testing ◽  
And Gender

Objectives Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) people and populations face myriad health disparities that are likely to be evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of our study were to describe patterns of COVID-19 testing among LGBTQ+ people and to differentiate rates of COVID-19 testing and test results by sociodemographic characteristics. Methods Participants residing in the United States and US territories (N = 1090) aged ≥18 completed an internet-based survey from May through July 2020 that assessed COVID-19 testing and test results and sociodemographic characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). We analyzed data on receipt and results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 and symptoms of COVID-19 in relation to sociodemographic characteristics. Results Of the 1090 participants, 182 (16.7%) received a PCR test; of these, 16 (8.8%) had a positive test result. Of the 124 (11.4%) who received an antibody test, 45 (36.3%) had antibodies. Rates of PCR testing were higher among participants who were non–US-born (25.4%) versus US-born (16.3%) and employed full-time or part-time (18.5%) versus unemployed (10.8%). Antibody testing rates were higher among gay cisgender men (17.2%) versus other SOGI groups, non–US-born (25.4%) versus US-born participants, employed (12.6%) versus unemployed participants, and participants residing in the Northeast (20.0%) versus other regions. Among SOGI groups with sufficient cell sizes (n > 10), positive PCR results were highest among cisgender gay men (16.1%). Conclusions The differential patterns of testing and positivity, particularly among gay men in our sample, confirm the need to create COVID-19 public health messaging and programming that attend to the LGBTQ+ population.

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