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Cartanyà-Hueso À, de Celis Alonso B, Hidalgo Tobón SS, Miranda Lora AL, Klünder Klünder M, López Martínez B, Dies Suárez P, Barragán Pérez E, So PW, Delgado-Saborit JM. Cross-sectional evaluation of the association between greenness and cognitive performance in Mexican pre-pubertal boys. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 237:116968. [PMID: 37625541 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence shows that greenspace exposure benefits children's health and cognitive development. However, evidence assessing this association in young children in low- and middle-income economies is scarce. OBJECTIVE To assess the association between exposure to greenness and cognitive performance in pre-pubertal boys living in Mexico City. METHODS Cross-sectional study using data from 144 boys aged 6-11 years living in Mexico City in 2017 and enrolled in the "MetCog" study. Cognitive performance was evaluated through selected Wechsler Scale for Intelligence in Children Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) and Neuropsychological Assessment of Children (Evaluación Neuropsicológica Infantil, ENI) tests. Exposure to greenness was assessed through Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) at 300, 500, 1500, 2000, and 3000 m buffer zones from children's residences. Multiple linear regression analysis was undertaken to assess associations between cognitive performance and greenness (aβ) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and adjusted for potential confounding variables. Significance was set at q < 0.05 after False Discovery Rate (FDR) correction. RESULTS A positive association was found between the NDVI Interquartile Range (IQR) at 2000 m and the WISC-IV block design test score (aβ 2000 = 1.18, 95% CI = 0.31, 2.06; q < 0.05), which assesses perceptual reasoning. Positive associations were found with NDVI IQR at 1500 m and WISC-IV block design (aβ1500 = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.14, 1.86) and matrix reasoning (aβ1500 = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.06, 1.61) scores, but neither survived FDR correction. No significant associations were found between NDVI IQR at any buffer size with other WISC-IV and ENI task scores. CONCLUSIONS Greater exposure to greenness was associated with higher perceptual reasoning skills in 144 pre-pubertal boys living in Mexico City. Thus, urban planning should consider increasing vegetation in megacities, especially in neighbourhoods with high percentages of young children.
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- Àurea Cartanyà-Hueso
- Group of Perinatal Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and Clinical Research, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n 12071 Castelló de La Plana, Spain
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- Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Departamento de Imagenología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City Mexico; Departamento de Física de La Universidad Autónoma de México Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica en Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Mexico
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- Subdirección de Investigación, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Subdirección de Servicios Auxiliares de Diagnóstico, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Mexico
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- Departamento de Imagenología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom.
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- Group of Perinatal Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and Clinical Research, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n 12071 Castelló de La Plana, Spain.
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Su W, Lu H, Li Q, Tang Z, Dang H, Han K, Li H, Liu Y, Zhang H. Characteristics of cognition impairment in patients after stroke based on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised in China. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2023:1-8. [PMID: 37141150 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2023.2205023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We aimed to explore the cognitive characteristics of patients with post-stroke cognition impairment (PSCI) on the basis of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised in China (WAIS-RC) and the individual contribution of the subtests to WAIS score. We included 227 patients with PSCI who were assessed using the WAIS-RC. We described the characteristics and score distribution of the scale and subtests individually and compared them with those of the normal group to measure the damage degree of these patients. We performed item response theory analysis to explore the best criterion score for all dimensions that allowed ideal discrimination and difficulty for reflecting cognitive level. Finally, we analyzed the contribution of each dimension to the overall cognitive function. Patients with PSCI showed worse cognition levels than healthy individuals in terms of overall intelligence quotient (73.26-100, -1.78 SD), with a difference of 4.54-7.96 points in each dimension (-0.68 to -1.82 SD), and a range of 5-7 points is the appropriate range for reflecting cognitive ability in patients with PSCI. The average cognitive level of patients with PSCI was significantly inferior to normal people (-1.78 SD, 96.25%). Vocabulary contributes most to WAIS score.
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- Wenlong Su
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
- School of Health and Life Science, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao City, P.R. China
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- China Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- China Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Health and Life Science, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao City, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- China Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- School of Health and Life Science, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao City, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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- China Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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- China Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
- School of Health and Life Science, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao City, P.R. China
- China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China
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Pérez-Parra JE, Restrepo-de-Mejía F. The Trail Making Test (part B) is associated with working memory: A concurrent validity study. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2023:1-9. [PMID: 36706083 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2023.2171793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The Test Making Test (TMT) was originally created as a distributed attention test. Part B (TMT-B) has been proposed as representative of executive functions as effective problem solving and working memory. This study aimed to explore the validity of the TMT-B as an indicator of working memory in adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using linear correlation coefficients between the TMT-B and neuropsychological and electrophysiological tests of working memory. Fifty-six individuals participated, all of which had normal cognitive functioning and were aged between 19 and 55 years old. Results show a significant correlation among the TMT-B scores with all subtests, the overall score of the Corsi Block-Tapping Test, the Working Memory Index of the WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) (p ≤ .05) and the auditory Event Related Potentials (p < .01) with the N200 and P300 latencies and amplitudes. These findings are preliminary evidence of the validity of the TMT-B for the evaluation of working memory in adults. Additional studies are required to assess the differential validity of the TMT-B in the evaluation of working memory, through comparative correlational analyzes with the results of various neuropsychological tests that assess other cognitive functions.
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- Julio Ernesto Pérez-Parra
- Doctoral Program in Cognitive Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia
- Department of Human Movement, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia
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- Doctoral Program in Cognitive Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia
- Department of Basic Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia
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Ambuehl B, Inauen J. Contextualized Measurement Scale Adaptation: A 4-Step Tutorial for Health Psychology Research. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12775. [PMID: 36232077 PMCID: PMC9566381 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Health psychology research is inherently context specific: Different health behaviors are executed by different target groups (e.g., gender, age) in different social structures, cultures, and environments. This asks for the adaptation of research instruments to enhance specificity. For example, when using measurement scales in new contexts, translation and psychometric validation of the instruments are necessary but not sufficient if the validity of the psychological concept behind a measurement scale has not been researched. In this study, we build on existing guidelines of translation as well as psychometric validation and present four steps on how to adapt measurement scales to a new context: Step 1 asks whether the psychological concept is found in the new context. Step 2 asks whether the measurement scale and its items are understood in the new context. Step 3 asks whether a measurement scale is valid and reliable. Step 4 asks how the items of the measurement scale perform individually. Following these four steps, measurement scales are carefully translated, adapted, and validated and can therefore be transferred to very different contexts.
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- Benjamin Ambuehl
- Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Proust-Lima C, Philipps V, Perrot B, Blanchin M, Sébille V. Modeling repeated self-reported outcome data: a continuous-time longitudinal Item Response Theory model. Methods 2022; 204:386-395. [PMID: 35041926 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Item Response Theory (IRT) models have received growing interest in health science for analyzing latent constructs such as depression, anxiety, quality of life or cognitive functioning from the information provided by each individual's items responses. However, in the presence of repeated item measures, IRT methods usually assume that the measurement occasions are made at the exact same time for all patients. In this paper, we show how the IRT methodology can be combined with the mixed model theory to provide a longitudinal IRT model which exploits the information of a measurement scale provided at the item level while simultaneously handling observation times that may vary across individuals and items. The latent construct is a latent process defined in continuous time that is linked to the observed item responses through a measurement model at each individual- and occasion-specific observation time; we focus here on a Graded Response Model for binary and ordinal items. The Maximum Likelihood Estimation procedure of the model is available in the R package lcmm. The proposed approach is contextualized in a clinical example in end-stage renal disease, the PREDIALA study. The objective is to study the trajectories of depressive symptomatology (as measured by 7 items of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale) according to the time from registration on the renal transplant waiting list and the renal replacement therapy. We also illustrate how the method can be used to assess Differential Item Functioning and lack of measurement invariance over time.
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- Cécile Proust-Lima
- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Nantes, Université de Tours, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Nantes, France; Methodology and Biostatistics Unit, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Université de Tours, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Université de Tours, INSERM, SPHERE U1246, Nantes, France; Methodology and Biostatistics Unit, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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