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Berg CA, Wiebe DJ, Suchy Y, Turner SL, Butner J, Munion A, Lansing AH, White PC, Murray M. Executive Function Predicting Longitudinal Change in Type 1 Diabetes Management During the Transition to Emerging Adulthood. Diabetes Care 2018; 41:2281-2288. [PMID: 30131398 PMCID: PMC6196825 DOI: 10.2337/dc18-0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine 1) whether teens' glycemic control and adherence to type 1 diabetes treatment regimen worsen during the transition from late adolescence to emerging adulthood, and 2) whether teens' executive function (EF), as measured by performance and self-reported problems with EF, is predictive of these changes (after controlling for general intelligence). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS High school seniors with type 1 diabetes (N = 236; mean age 17.74 years) were assessed at three yearly time points. At baseline, during the senior year of high school, participants completed a self-report measure of problems with EF and performance-based measures of EF and general intelligence (IQ). Glycemic control was determined on the basis of results collected from HbA1c assay kits, and teens reported their adherence at all three time points. RESULTS HbA1c increased significantly across the three time points and adherence declined. EF performance was not associated with adherence or HbA1c at baseline, nor with changes in adherence over time. However, better EF performance predicted slower increases in HbA1c over time (i.e., slope) while controlling for IQ. Teens' self-reported problems with EF were associated with worse glycemic control and poorer adherence at baseline (i.e., intercept), but they did not predict changes in either HbA1c or adherence over time (i.e., slope). CONCLUSIONS Abilities involved in performance on EF tests may be one resource for maintaining better glycemic control during the transition to emerging adulthood. Assessment of such EF abilities may allow for the identification of individuals who are most at risk for deterioration of glycemic control during this transition.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Medical School, Salt Lake City, UT
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Tulsky DS, Carlozzi NE, Holdnack J, Heaton RK, Wong A, Goldsmith A, Heinemann AW. Using the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Rehabil Psychol 2018; 62:413-424. [PMID: 29265862 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE The NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological Behavior and Function Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) is a common data element for use in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study evaluates its sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing individuals with complicated mild, moderate, or severe TBI, and provides support for the construct validity of the NIHTB-CB in individuals with TBI. RESEARCH METHOD One hundred eighty-two individuals with TBI (n = 83 complicated mild/moderate; n = 99 severe) completed the NIHTB-CB and neuropsychological criterion measures. Complete data were obtained on 158 participants. A control sample of 158 individuals without known neurological impairment was extracted from the NIHTB-CB normative sample. Multivariate analyses of variance determined the sensitivity of the NIHTB-CB measures to TBI and injury severity (complicated mild/moderate TBI, severe TBI, and controls) on the demographically corrected NIHTB-CB composite scores and seven subtests. A descriptive analysis of the sensitivity of each subtest was conducted. Finally, correlations between NIHTB-CB measures and criterion tests assessed convergent and discriminant validity. RESULTS Multivariate analyses indicated that there was a main effect for group (complicated mild/moderate vs. severe vs. controls) for fluid scores in the NIHTB-CB as opposed to only marginally significant results for the verbal scores. Moderate to strong relationships were found between the NIHTB-CB measures and their corresponding neuropsychological measures (convergent validity), whereas much smaller correlations were found between measures of different cognitive domains (discriminant validity). CONCLUSIONS Findings provide evidence of construct validity and the clinical utility of the NIHTB-CB in individuals with TBI. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- David S Tulsky
- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Center for Clinical Outcomes, Development and Application (CODA), University of Michigan
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- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis
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- Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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- Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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Cohen ML, Tulsky DS, Holdnack JA, Carlozzi NE, Wong A, Magasi S, Heaton RK, Heinemann AW. Cognition among community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury. Rehabil Psychol 2018; 62:425-434. [PMID: 29265863 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE To compare the cognitive profiles of a well-characterized sample of adults with and without spinal cord injury (SCI) using the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery NIHTB-CB. Research Method/Design: Participants were 156 community-dwelling individuals with SCI recruited from 3 academic medical centers, and 156 individuals without SCI selected from the NIHTB-CB normative database (N = 312). The main outcome measures were the demographically adjusted NIHTB-CB subtest and composite scores. RESULTS Individuals with and without SCI performed equivalently on the NIHTB-CB crystallized composite score, suggesting comparable premorbid functioning. Individuals with SCI produced lower scores on the NIHTB-CB fluid composite score by an average of 4.5 T-score points (Cohen's d = 0.50; a medium effect size). As a group, individuals with SCI had the most difficulty on tests of processing speed and executive functions, and some difficulty on a test of episodic memory, although effect sizes were small. These differences remained even after accounting for fine motor speed and dexterity. Individuals with tetraplegia produced lower scores than individuals with paraplegia on tests of processing speed and executive functioning. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS Community-dwelling individuals with SCI are at elevated risk of mild cognitive difficulties, particularly on tasks that rely on processing speed and executive functions. The NIHTB-CB is relatively brief, samples important cognitive domains, has good normative data, and is appropriate for some individuals with SCI (those who have functional use of one hand). The battery has standardized accommodations for individuals with minor motor limitations, but timed tests are inaccessible for individuals who are unable to perform rapid button presses. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Matthew L Cohen
- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
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- Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
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Carlozzi NE, Tulsky DS, Wolf TJ, Goodnight S, Heaton RK, Casaletto KB, Wong AWK, Baum CM, Gershon RC, Heinemann AW. Construct validity of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in individuals with stroke. Rehabil Psychol 2018; 62:443-454. [PMID: 29265865 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox (NIHTB) for the Assessment of Behavior and Neurological Function Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) provides a brief assessment (approximately 30 min) of key components of cognition. This article examines construct validity to support the clinical utility of the NIHTB-CB in individuals with stroke. RESEARCH METHOD A total of 131 individuals with stroke (n = 71 mild stroke; n = 60 moderate/severe stroke) completed the NIHTB-CB. Univariate analyses were conducted to examine the cognitive profiles of the two different stroke groups (mild vs. moderate/severe stroke) on NIHTB-CB measures and composite scores. Pearson correlations were conducted between NIHTB-CB and established measures to examine convergent and discriminant validity. Effect sizes and clinical impairment rates for the different NIHTB-CB measures and composite scores were also examined. RESULTS Participants experiencing moderate to severe stroke had poorer performance than did individuals with mild stroke on several of the NIHTB cognition measures. Evidence of convergent validity was provided by moderate to strong correlations between the NIHTB measures and the corresponding standard neuropsychological test (Pearson rs ranged from 0.31 to 0.88; median = .60). Evidence of discriminant validity was provided by smaller correlations between different cognitive domains than correlations of measures within the same domain. Effect sizes for composite and subtest scores regarding stroke severity were generally moderate-to-large. In addition, 42% of the sample were exhibiting mild cognitive impairment (i.e., ≥2 low scores on fluid tests). CONCLUSIONS Findings provide support for the construct validity of the NIHTB-CB in individuals with stroke. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Noelle E Carlozzi
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
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- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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- Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University
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- Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University
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- Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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Carlozzi NE, Goodnight S, Umlauf A, Heaton RK, Heinemann AW, Schalet BD, Gershon RC, Tulsky DS. Motor-free composites from the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) for people with disabilities. Rehabil Psychol 2018; 62:464-473. [PMID: 29265867 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE The National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) includes a group of brief measures (i.e., 30 min) designed to assess language, processing speed, working memory, episodic memory, and executive functioning. These subtests can be combined to create composite scores that reflect fluid and crystallized cognition, as well as overall cognition. The battery is of limited utility with individuals who have impaired upper extremity motor functioning. This manuscript examines the accuracy of the Oral Symbol Digit Modalities Test as a substitute for the Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test for computing motor-free composite scores. Research Method/Design: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI; n = 188), traumatic brain injury (TBI; n = 159), or stroke (n = 180) completed the NIHTB-CB. We used the Oral Symbol Digit Modalities Test to create a Motor-Free Pattern Comparison score; this was used to create revised, Motor-Free Composite scores for Fluid Cognition and Overall Cognition. RESULTS Although there were statistically significant overall differences between the two Fluid and Overall Cognition composite scores for some of the clinical groups (scores based on the motor-free approach were significantly higher than the original score), these differences were small and partly because of overclassification of impaired processing speed in participants with motor impairment. There was good to substantial agreement with regard to "impairment" classification between the two sets of Original and Motor-Free composite scores. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS Although the Motor-Free scores are not a perfect match for the Original Composite scores, they provide a reliable and valid way to examine overall and fluid cognition in individuals with upper extremity motor impairments. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Noelle E Carlozzi
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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Tulsky DS, Holdnack JA, Cohen ML, Heaton RK, Carlozzi NE, Wong AWK, Boulton AJ, Heinemann AW. Factor structure of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in individuals with acquired brain injury. Rehabil Psychol 2018; 62:435-442. [PMID: 29265864 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) measures reading, vocabulary, episodic memory, working memory, executive functioning, and processing speed. While previous research has validated the factor structure in healthy adults, the factor structure has not been examined in adults with neurological impairments. Thus, this study evaluated the NIHTB-CB factor structure in individuals with acquired brain injury. METHOD A sample of 392 individuals (ages 18-84) with acquired brain injury (n = 182 TBI, n = 210 stroke) completed the NIHTB-CB along with neuropsychological tests as part of a larger, multisite research project. RESULTS Confirmatory factor analyses supported a 5-factor solution that included reading, vocabulary, episodic memory, working memory, and processing speed/executive functioning. This structure generally held in TBI and stroke subsamples as well as in subsamples of those with severe TBI and stroke injuries. CONCLUSIONS The factor structure of the NIHTB-CB is similar in adults with acquired brain injury to adults from the general population. We discuss the implications of these findings for clinical practice and clinical research. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- David S Tulsky
- Departments of Physical Therapy and Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware
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- The Center on Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- The Center on Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine
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- Center for Clinical Outcomes Development and Application, University of Michigan Medical Center
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- Department of Occupational Therapy and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
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- The Center for Health Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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Neuropsychological Functioning and Treatment Outcomes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2018; 19:852-861. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Luciana M, Bjork JM, Nagel BJ, Barch DM, Gonzalez R, Nixon SJ, Banich MT. Adolescent neurocognitive development and impacts of substance use: Overview of the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) baseline neurocognition battery. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2018; 32:67-79. [PMID: 29525452 PMCID: PMC6039970 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Adolescence is characterized by numerous social, hormonal and physical changes, as well as a marked increase in risk-taking behaviors. Dual systems models attribute adolescent risk-taking to tensions between developing capacities for cognitive control and motivational strivings, which may peak at this time. A comprehensive understanding of neurocognitive development during the adolescent period is necessary to permit the distinction between premorbid vulnerabilities and consequences of behaviors such as substance use. Thus, the prospective assessment of cognitive development is fundamental to the aims of the newly launched Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium. This paper details the rationale for ABC'lected measures of neurocognition, presents preliminary descriptive data on an initial sample of 2299 participants, and provides a context for how this large-scale project can inform our understanding of adolescent neurodevelopment.
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- M Luciana
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, United States.
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- Oregon Health Sciences University, United States.
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- Washington University, St. Louis, United States.
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- Florida International University, United States.
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- University of Florida, United States.
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- University of Colorado, Boulder, United States.
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Shenoy S, Gaziev J, Angelucci E, King A, Bhatia M, Smith A, Bresters D, Haight AE, Duncan CN, de la Fuente J, Dietz AC, Baker KS, Pulsipher MA, Walters MC. Late Effects Screening Guidelines after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Hemoglobinopathy: Consensus Statement from the Second Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium International Conference on Late Effects after Pediatric HCT. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:1313-1321. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Santos-Parker JR, Lubieniecki KL, Rossman MJ, Van Ark HJ, Bassett CJ, Strahler TR, Chonchol MB, Justice JN, Seals DR. Curcumin supplementation and motor-cognitive function in healthy middle-aged and older adults. NUTRITION AND HEALTHY AGING 2018; 4:323-333. [PMID: 29951592 PMCID: PMC6004902 DOI: 10.3233/nha-170029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest curcumin is a promising nutraceutical for improving important clinical and physiological markers of healthy aging, including motor and cognitive function. OBJECTIVE To determine if curcumin supplementation improves motor and cognitive function in healthy middle-aged and older adults. METHODS 39 healthy men and postmenopausal women (45-74 yrs) were randomized to 12 weeks of placebo (n = 19) or curcumin supplementation (2000 mg/day Longvida®; n = 20) with motor and cognitive function assessed at week 0 and 12. RESULTS Using measures of the NIH Toolbox and other standardized tests, there were no changes in muscle strength and rate of torque development, dexterity, fatigability, mobility, endurance, and balance between the placebo and curcumin groups after 12 weeks (all P > 0.05). Additionally, there were no changes after 12 weeks of placebo and curcumin supplementation in measures of fluid cognitive ability, a cognitive domain that declines with age, including processing speed, executive function, working memory, and episodic memory (all P > 0.3). There were marginal changes in language, a measure of crystallized cognitive ability that is stable with age, following the intervention, wherein reading decoding increased 3% in the curcumin group (post: 2428±35 vs. pre: 2357±34, P = 0.003), but was unchanged in the placebo group (post: 2334±39 vs. pre: 2364±40, P = 0.07). CONCLUSIONS Overall, 12 weeks of curcumin supplementation does not improve motor and cognitive functions in healthy middle-aged and older adults. It is possible that curcumin may enhance these functions in groups with greater baseline impairments than those studied here, including adults greater than 75 years of age and/or patients with clinical disorders.
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- Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Medicine (Renal Diseases and Hypertension), University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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Blankenship TL, Broomell APR, Ann Bell M. Semantic future thinking and executive functions at age 4: The moderating role of frontal brain electrical activity. Dev Psychobiol 2018; 60:608-614. [PMID: 29785731 DOI: 10.1002/dev.21629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Previous studies provide conflicting results regarding the relation between future thinking and executive functioning during early childhood. Furthermore, little is known of the neural mechanisms involved in future thinking during early childhood. We examined the moderating role of frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) activity on the relation between executive functioning and semantic future thinking performance in a sample of 4-year-old children. Our results suggest that frontal EEG moderates the relation between executive functioning and semantic future thinking performance, but only for medium to high levels of frontal EEG power values. These results provide emerging evidence regarding the role of both executive functioning and frontal brain electrical activity on semantic future thinking in 4-year-olds.
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- Tashauna L Blankenship
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Center for Systems Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Mincer JS, Baxter MG, McCormick PJ, Sano M, Schwartz AE, Brallier JW, Allore HG, Delman BN, Sewell MC, Kundu P, Tang CY, Sanchez A, Deiner SG. Delineating the Trajectory of Cognitive Recovery From General Anesthesia in Older Adults: Design and Rationale of the TORIE (Trajectory of Recovery in the Elderly) Project. Anesth Analg 2018; 126:1675-1683. [PMID: 28891911 PMCID: PMC5842096 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanistic aspects of cognitive recovery after anesthesia and surgery are not yet well characterized, but may be vital to distinguishing the contributions of anesthesia and surgery in cognitive complications common in the elderly such as delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. This article describes the aims and methodological approach to the ongoing study, Trajectory of Recovery in the Elderly (TORIE), which focuses on the trajectory of cognitive recovery from general anesthesia. METHODS The study design employs cognitive testing coupled with neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and arterial spin labeling to characterize cognitive recovery from anesthesia and its biological correlates. Applying these techniques to a cohort of age-specified healthy volunteers 40-80 years of age, who are exposed to general anesthesia alone, in the absence of surgery, will assess cognitive and functional neural network recovery after anesthesia. Imaging data are acquired before, during, and immediately after anesthesia, as well as 1 and 7 days after. Detailed cognitive data are captured at the same time points as well as 30 days after anesthesia, and brief cognitive assessments are repeated at 6 and 12 months after anesthesia. RESULTS The study is underway. Our primary hypothesis is that older adults may require significantly longer to achieve cognitive recovery, measured by Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale cognitive domain, than younger adults in the immediate postanesthesia period, but all will fully recover to baseline levels within 30 days of anesthesia exposure. Imaging data will address systems neuroscience correlates of cognitive recovery from general anesthesia. CONCLUSIONS The data acquired in this project will have both clinical and theoretical relevance regardless of the outcome by delineating the mechanism behind short-term recovery across the adult age lifespan, which will have major implications for our understanding of the effects of anesthetic drugs.
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- Joshua S. Mincer
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Biostatistics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029,Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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Woods AJ, Cohen R, Marsiske M, Alexander GE, Czaja SJ, Wu S. Augmenting cognitive training in older adults (The ACT Study): Design and Methods of a Phase III tDCS and cognitive training trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2018; 65:19-32. [PMID: 29313802 PMCID: PMC5803439 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adults over age 65 represent the fastest growing population in the US. Decline in cognitive abilities is a hallmark of advanced age and is associated with loss of independence and dementia risk. There is a pressing need to develop effective interventions for slowing or reversing the cognitive aging process. While certain forms of cognitive training have shown promise in this area, effects only sometimes transfer to neuropsychological tests within or outside the trained domain. This paper describes a NIA-funded Phase III adaptive multisite randomized clinical trial, examining whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of frontal cortices enhances neurocognitive outcomes achieved from cognitive training in older adults experiencing age-related cognitive decline: the Augmenting Cognitive Training in Older Adults study (ACT). METHODS ACT will enroll 360 participants aged 65 to 89 with age-related cognitive decline, but not dementia. Participants will undergo cognitive training intervention or education training-control combined with tDCS or sham tDCS control. Cognitive training employs a suite of eight adaptive training tasks focused on attention/speed of processing and working memory from Posit Science BrainHQ. Training control involves exposure to educational nature/history videos and related content questions of the same interval/duration as the cognitive training. Participants are assessed at baseline, after training (12weeks), and 12-month follow-up on our primary outcome measure, NIH Toolbox Fluid Cognition Composite Score, as well as a comprehensive neurocognitive, functional, clinical and multimodal neuroimaging battery. SIGNIFICANCE The findings from this study have the potential to significantly enhance efforts to ameliorate cognitive aging and slow dementia.
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- Adam J Woods
- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research Program, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, United States.
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research Program, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research Program, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, United States
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- Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs, BIO5 Institute, and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Center on Aging, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McKnight Brain Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, United States
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Pignatiello GA, Tsivitse E, Hickman RL. A preliminary psychometric evaluation of the eight-item cognitive load scale. Appl Nurs Res 2018; 40:99-105. [PMID: 29579506 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIM The aim of this article is to report the psychometric properties of the eight-item cognitive load scale. BACKGROUND According to cognitive load theory, the formatting and delivery of healthcare education influences the degree to which patients and/or family members can engage their working memory systems for learning. However, despite its relevance, cognitive load has not yet been evaluated among surrogate decision makers exposed to electronic decision support for healthcare decisions. To date, no psychometric analyses of instruments evaluating cognitive load have been reported within healthcare settings. METHODS A convenience sample of 62 surrogate decision makers for critically ill patients were exposed to one of two healthcare decision support interventions were recruited from four intensive care units at a tertiary medical center in Northeast Ohio. Participants were administered a battery of psychosocial instruments and the eight-item cognitive load scale (CLS). RESULTS The CLS demonstrated a bidimensional factor structure with acceptable discriminant validity and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.75 and 0.89). CONCLUSIONS The CLS is a psychometrically sound instrument that may be used in the evaluation of decision support among surrogate decision makers of the critically ill. The authors recommend application of the cognitive load scale in the evaluation and development of healthcare education and interventions.
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- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Nitsch KP, Casaletto KB, Carlozzi NE, Tulsky DS, Heinemann AW, Heaton RK. Uncorrected versus demographically-corrected scores on the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in persons with traumatic brain injury and stroke. Rehabil Psychol 2017; 62:485-495. [PMID: 29265869 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The association between demographic characteristics and neurocognitive performance is well established; however, clinicians may have difficulty selecting when to use uncorrected versus demographically corrected scores. We compared these score types in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke, on the National Institutes of Health Toolbox-Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB). RESEARCH METHOD Adults with TBI and stroke were demographically matched to controls, and completed the NIHTB-CB. Published "corrected scores" are adjusted for age, education, sex, and race/ethnicity; "uncorrected scores" were created using census data to represent the average adult in the U.S. POPULATION RESULTS Effect sizes for the TBI and stroke groups versus controls were larger using corrected scores compared with uncorrected scores for the fluid composite (uncorrected to corrected effect sizes: TBI: d = 0.66, p < .001 to 0.83, p < .001; stroke d = 0.97, p < .001 to 1.10, p < .001). For the crystallized composite, effect sizes for the TBI and stroke groups versus controls were smaller and nonsignificant using corrected scores (uncorrected to corrected effect sizes: TBI d = 0.23, p = .03 to 0.20, p = .06; stroke d = 0.40, p < .001 to 0.17, p = .09). In the injury groups, demographic characteristics accounted for up to 33% of variance in uncorrected scores (p < .001), but <5% of variance in corrected scores (p > .06). CONCLUSIONS Corrected scores were more sensitive to neurocognitive impairments in the brain-injured groups. Corrected scores have the advantage of controlling for variance associated with premorbid factors rather than changes in neurological functioning; are more helpful in characterizing acquired neurocognitive changes; and can aid in the interpretation of test performance. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan
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- Center on Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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Frazer KM, Manly JJ, Downey G, Hart CL. Assessing cognitive functioning in individuals with cocaine use disorder. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2017; 40:619-632. [PMID: 29226762 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2017.1403569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There have been mixed findings assessing the impact of regular cocaine use on cognitive functioning. This study employed a comprehensive cognitive battery to compare the performance of individuals diagnosed with a cocaine use disorder (N = 3 abusers, N = 17 dependent) against the performance of two control groups: (a) non-drug-users, and (b) marijuana users who report no cocaine use (N = 7 marijuana abusers, N = 0 dependent, N = 13 marijuana users with no Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition, DSM-IV, diagnosis). METHOD This one-session, between-participants, outpatient study was conducted at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Sixty research volunteers completed the study. Drug users in both groups had no signs of current intoxication, but had a positive urine toxicology-which indicated use within 72 hours in the cocaine use disorder group and within the past 30 days (depending on frequency of use) for the marijuana-using control group. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox Cognition Battery was used to assess cognitive functioning across six domains: executive function, attention, episodic memory, working memory, processing speed, and language. Each participant's score was also compared against a normative database adjusted for age. RESULTS Although the mean cognitive scores for all groups fell within the normal range for all tests, marijuana-using control participants outperformed those with a cocaine use disorder on a cognitive flexibility and language measure. CONCLUSIONS Cognitive functioning of individuals diagnosed with cocaine use disorder was observed to be similar to that of control group participants on the majority of tasks and fell within the normal range when compared against normative data.
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- Kirsten M Frazer
- a Department of Psychology , Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,b Division on Substance Abuse , New York State Psychiatric Institute , New York , NY , USA.,c Cognitive Neuroscience Division and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Department of Neurology , Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons , New York , NY , USA
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- d Department of Neurology and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and The Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons , Columbia University , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Columbia University , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,b Division on Substance Abuse , New York State Psychiatric Institute , New York , NY , USA.,c Cognitive Neuroscience Division and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Department of Neurology , Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons , New York , NY , USA
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Parong J, Mayer RE, Fiorella L, MacNamara A, Homer BD, Plass JL. Learning executive function skills by playing focused video games. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Johnson JK, Gregorich SE, Acree M, Nápoles AM, Flatt JD, Pounds D, Pabst A, Stewart AL. Recruitment and baseline characteristics of the Community of Voices choir study to promote the health and well-being of diverse older adults. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2017; 8:106-113. [PMID: 29399643 PMCID: PMC5791898 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Objective To describe the recruitment and baseline results of the Community of Voices study that aims to examine the effect of a community choir intervention on the health and well-being of older adults from diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Method Using community-based participatory research methods, we recruited adults age 60 and over from 12 Administration on Aging-supported senior centers in San Francisco into a 2-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial of the community choir intervention. Multiple outreach methods were used. We tracked outreach, screening, and recruitment metrics and collected demographics and baseline outcomes via community-based, interviewer-administered surveys and performance measures of cognition, physical function, and psychosocial variables. Results The study contacted 819 individuals, screened 636, and enrolled 390 diverse older adults over a 42-month, phased recruitment period. The mean age was 71.2 (SD = 7.3), and the majority were women. Two-thirds of the sample are non-white, and 20% of participants reported having financial hardship. Discussion Outreach and recruitment methods used in the Community of Voices trial facilitated enrollment of a large proportion of minority and lower-SES older adults in the final sample. Similar recruitment approaches could serve as a model for recruiting diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic older adults into research.
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- Julene K Johnson
- Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Center for Aging in Diverse Communities, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center for Aging in Diverse Communities, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center for Aging in Diverse Communities, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Center for Aging in Diverse Communities, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA, USA
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- Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Center for Aging in Diverse Communities, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Zhang Y, Larcher KMH, Misic B, Dagher A. Anatomical and functional organization of the human substantia nigra and its connections. eLife 2017; 6:26653. [PMID: 28826495 PMCID: PMC5606848 DOI: 10.7554/elife.26653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We investigated the anatomical and functional organization of the human substantia nigra (SN) using diffusion and functional MRI data from the Human Connectome Project. We identified a tripartite connectivity-based parcellation of SN with a limbic, cognitive, motor arrangement. The medial SN connects with limbic striatal and cortical regions and encodes value (greater response to monetary wins than losses during fMRI), while the ventral SN connects with associative regions of cortex and striatum and encodes salience (equal response to wins and losses). The lateral SN connects with somatomotor regions of striatum and cortex and also encodes salience. Behavioral measures from delay discounting and flanker tasks supported a role for the value-coding medial SN network in decisional impulsivity, while the salience-coding ventral SN network was associated with motor impulsivity. In sum, there is anatomical and functional heterogeneity of human SN, which underpins value versus salience coding, and impulsive choice versus impulsive action.
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- Yu Zhang
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Carlozzi N, Goodnight S, Casaletto K, Goldsmith A, Heaton R, Wong A, Baum C, Gershon R, Heinemann A, Tulsky D. Validation of the NIH Toolbox in Individuals with Neurologic Disorders. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2017; 32:555-573. [PMID: 28334392 PMCID: PMC5860275 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acx020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and stroke experience a variety of neurologically related deficits across multiple domains of function. The NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function (NIHTB) examines motor, sensation, cognition, and emotional functioning. The purpose of this paper is to establish the validity of the NIHTB in individuals with neurologic conditions. METHODS Community-dwelling individuals with SCI (n = 209), TBI (n = 184), or stroke (n = 211) completed the NIHTB. Relative risks for impaired performance were examined relative to a matched control groups. RESULTS The largest group differences were observed on the Motor domain and for the Fluid Cognition measures. All groups were at increased risk for motor impairment relative to normative standards and matched controls. Fluid cognitive abilities varied across groups such that individuals with stroke and TBI performed more poorly than individuals with SCI; increased relative risks for impaired fluid cognition were seen for individuals in the stroke and TBI groups, but not for those in the SCI group. All three neurologic groups performed normally on most measures in the Sensation Battery, although TBI participants evidenced increased risk for impaired odor identification and the stroke group showed more vision difficulties. On the Emotion Battery, participants in all three groups showed comparably poor psychological well-being, social satisfaction, and self-efficacy, whereas the TBI group also evidenced slightly increased negative affect. CONCLUSIONS Data provide support for the validity of the NIHTB in individuals with neurologic conditions.
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- N.E. Carlozzi
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
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- Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Occupational Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Center for Assessment Research and Translation, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19713, USA
- Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ 07052, USA
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Morgan PL, Li H, Farkas G, Cook M, Pun WH, Hillemeier MM. Executive Functioning Deficits Increase Kindergarten Children's Risk for Reading and Mathematics Difficulties in First Grade. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016; 50:23-32. [PMID: 28943708 DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Whether executive functioning deficits result in children experiencing learning difficulties is presently unclear. Yet evidence for these hypothesized causal relations has many implications for early intervention design and delivery. We used a multi-year panel design, multiple criterion and predictor variable measures, extensive statistical control for potential confounds including autoregressive prior histories of both reading and mathematics difficulties, and additional epidemiological methods to preliminarily examine these hypothesized relations. Results from multivariate logistic regression analyses of a nationally representative and longitudinal sample of 18,080 children (i.e., the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort of 2011, or ECLS-K: 2011) indicated that working memory and, separately, cognitive flexibility deficits uniquely increased kindergarten children's risk of experiencing reading as well as mathematics difficulties in first grade. The risks associated with working memory deficits were particularly strong. Experimentally-evaluated, multi-component interventions designed to help young children with reading or mathematics difficulties may also need to remediate early deficits in executive function, particularly in working memory.
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- The Pennsylvania State University
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Zelazo PD. Executive function: Reflection, iterative reprocessing, complexity, and the developing brain. DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Wu YH, Vidal JS, de Rotrou J, Sikkes SAM, Rigaud AS, Plichart M. A Tablet-PC-Based Cancellation Test Assessing Executive Functions in Older Adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015; 23:1154-61. [PMID: 26238229 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine older adults' performance on a newly developed tablet-PC-based cancellation test (e-CT) and to study its psychometric properties. METHODS 94 older adults with normal cognitive functioning were recruited. The effects of age, education, sex, and experience with computer-based devices on the e-CT were examined. Construct validity was tested by correlating the e-CT with established measures of executive functions (EF) and episodic memory. Correlation coefficients were used to assess short-term test-retest reliablity. RESULTS The mean age of participants was 74.6 (SD: 7.3) years and 78% were women. Sixty-nine percent had higher education level (> high school) and 76% used computer-based devices daily. The correct cancellations (CC) on the e-CT ranged from 18 to 56, with a mean (SD) of 40.3 (5.7). The CC was inversely correlated with advancing age (rs = -0.59, N = 94, p <0.001) and positively associated with higher education level (U(94) = 646.5, p = 0.02). No relationship was observed between the e-CT and sex or computer-based device experience. In multivariate analysis, only age remained significantly associated with CC (β = -0.46, SE = 0.07, t = -6.47, df = 93, p <0.001). The e-CT correlated significantly with most of measures of EF. Highest correlations were found between the e-CT and the K-T test, a paper-and-pencil cancellation test (rs = 0.63, N = 90, p <0.001) and TMT-B (rs = -0.41, N = 85, p <0.001). The e-CT did not correlate with the RL-RI 16 episodic memory test. The correlation between the first and second e-CT indicated good reliability (rs = 0.89, N = 13, p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS Results suggested that e-CT has good psychometric properties and may be useful for assessing EF in older adults.
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- Ya-Huei Wu
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Broca Hospital, and University Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Broca Hospital, and University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Broca Hospital, and University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Alzheimer Center and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Broca Hospital, and University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Broca Hospital, and University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Ebrahimi AA, Kassani A, Menati R, Abedi A, Yarmohammadian A, Faramarzi S. The Assessment of Validity and Reliability of Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions in Iranian Pre-School Children. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2015. [DOI: 10.17795/intjsh29022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Carlozzi NE, Beaumont JL, Tulsky DS, Gershon RC. The NIH Toolbox Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test: Normative Data. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015; 30:359-68. [PMID: 26025230 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The NIH Toolbox Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test was developed to assess processing speed. While initial validation work provides preliminary support for this test in both children and adults, more work is needed to ensure dependability and generalizability. Thus, this replication study examines descriptive data (including age effects), test-retest reliability, and construct validity in n = 4,859 participants ages 3-85 years (matched to 2010 census data). Although the Pattern Comparison was not appropriate for all 3 and 4 years old, by ages 5 and 6, more meaningful scores were apparent. There was evidence for convergent and discriminant validity. There was also a moderate practice effect (i.e., increase of 5.5 points) over a 1-week time frame. Pattern Comparison exhibits a number of strengths: it is appropriate for use across the lifespan (ages 5-85), it is short and easy to administer, and there is support for construct validity.
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- Noelle E Carlozzi
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware of Health Sciences, Newark, DE, USA Spinal Cord Injury Laboratory, Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory, Kessler Foundation, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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