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Moreta-Herrera R, Córdova-Sánchez S, Jaramillo-Zambrano A, Paredes-Proaño A, Mascialino G, Rojas-Jara C, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A. Theory of Planned Behavior and alcohol use in adolescents in Ecuador. Structural linear regression analysis. Alcohol 2024:S0741-8329(24)00018-1. [PMID: 38360077 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The general aim is to identify the explanatory potential of Alcohol use intentions in drinking behaviors in a sample of adolescents in Ecuador. The method consists of a descriptive, explanatory and cross-sectional study using SEM techniques. The participants were 384 adolescents (57% male and 43% female), aged among 14 and 18 years (M= 16.51; SD= 2.64), who are students attending between the 1st and 3rd year of high school in a public educational institution in Ambato, Ecuador. Like principal results, the presence of Alcohol use intention is moderate; the practice of alcohol use is low and mostly does not represent a risk, although 3.9% of the participants could report significant problems with consumption. Intentionality and drinking covary positively with low and moderate intensity. Drinking intentionality explained 15.3% the variance of drinking. We conclude that the Alcohol use intentions are a predictor of adolescent drinking behaviors.
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- Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
- Decanato de Investigación y Vinculación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
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- Facultad de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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Mascialino G, Cañadas V, Valdiviezo-Oña J, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Arango-Lasprilla JC, Paz C. Self-concept 6 months after traumatic brain injury and its relationship with emotional functioning. Front Psychol 2022; 13:995436. [DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.995436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This is an observational exploratory study assessing self-concept and its association with depression, anxiety, satisfaction with life, and quality of life 6 months after experiencing a traumatic brain injury. Participants were 33 patients who suffered a traumatic brain injury 6 months before the assessment. The measures used in this study were the Repertory Grid Technique, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Quality of Life after Brain Injury. We calculated Euclidean distances to assess differences in pre-and post-injury self-perception, as well as the proportion of opposed pole construct rating and polarization to understand how they are associated with the scores of the other offered measures. We found that the distance between the present and ideal self, as well as the distance between the present self and the self before the lesion showed moderate positive correlations with depression, and negative correlations with satisfaction with life and quality of life. Also, for the present and self before the lesion, the proportion of opposed pole ratings was correlated with depression symptoms, quality, and satisfaction with life, while for the present self and the ideal self this proportion was correlated with all the measures. The proportion of polarization of the present self and the total polarization was negatively correlated with symptom measures. The repertory grid might facilitate a greater understanding of self-concept after traumatic brain injury. This information could be used to guide treatments that address the emotions related to distances observed in the perception of the self.
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Paz C, Abiuso T, Adana-Díaz L, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Jaramillo-Vivanco T, Ortiz-Prado E, Páez Monge I, Mascialino G. Psychological Distress in the Galapagos Islands During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Public Health 2022; 67:1604366. [PMID: 35341066 PMCID: PMC8948121 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives: to explore the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Galapagos Islands. Methods: an online survey of 369 participants, conducted on October of 2020, was used to assess levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as specific behavioral and emotional reactions to the pandemic. Results: the prevalence of anxiety was 4% and depression 3.65%. Perceived stress level was higher, with 52% of the sample reporting moderate amounts. Women had higher levels of depression and perceived stress. Financial distress, interpersonal conflicts, feelings of isolation and fear of contagion of COVID-19 were all associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. Conclusion: prevalence of anxiety and depression is lower in the Galápagos Islands during the pandemic compared to other regions, while stress levels are more significant and may warrant intervention. Despite being low, anxiety and depression were associated with potentially problematic behaviors and emotional reactions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Clara Paz
- Escuela de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Escuela de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health (Ecuador), Quito, Ecuador
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- Escuela de Psicología y Educación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
- *Correspondence: Guido Mascialino,
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Adana Díaz L, Arango A, Parra C, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Yacelga-Ponce T. Impact of Educational Level on Versions (Basic and Complete) of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2021; 50:341-348. [PMID: 34808623 DOI: 10.1159/000518747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND One of the most marked problems in the use of screening instruments for the diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment in the elderly is the influence of educational level on the results of psychometric tests. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) questionnaire is one of the most widely used dementia screening instruments internationally and with greater proven validity. There is a version of this instrument called MoCA "Basic" which was developed to reduce education bias. The aim of the study was to compare the psychometric characteristics of the MoCA, full versus basic, versions in older adults. METHOD Participants (N = 214) completed both versions of the MoCA, and screening measures to corroborate their health status. RESULTS Internal consistency was satisfactory in both versions: MoCA full (0.79) and MoCA basic (0.76). The overall correlation between both tests was high (0.73). There was no relationship between the dimensions included in each version. Educational level and age explained 33.8% of the total variance in MoCA Full and 31.8% in MoCA Basic. Among educational levels, there are statistically significant differences in participants with <6 years of education. CONCLUSIONS The results confirm that both versions are reliable instruments and also show that in both versions the educational level of <6 years of education continues to have an impact on performance. Therefore, it can be considered that the MoCA Basic version for the Ecuadorian population with <6 years of education continues to imply literacy competencies.
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- Lila Adana Díaz
- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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Fernández-Linsenbarth I, Planchuelo-Gómez Á, Beño-Ruiz-de-la-Sierra RM, Díez A, Arjona A, Pérez A, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Del Valle P, de Luis-García R, Mascialino G, Holgado-Madera P, Segarra-Echevarría R, Gomez-Pilar J, Núñez P, Bote-Boneaechea B, Zambrana-Gómez A, Roig-Herrero A, Molina V. Search for schizophrenia and bipolar biotypes using functional network properties. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2415. [PMID: 34758203 PMCID: PMC8671779 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Recent studies support the identification of valid subtypes within schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using cluster analysis. Our aim was to identify meaningful biotypes of psychosis based on network properties of the electroencephalogram. We hypothesized that these parameters would be more altered in a subgroup of patients also characterized by more severe deficits in other clinical, cognitive, and biological measurements. METHODS A clustering analysis was performed using the electroencephalogram-based network parameters derived from graph-theory obtained during a P300 task of 137 schizophrenia (of them, 35 first episodes) and 46 bipolar patients. Both prestimulus and modulation of the electroencephalogram were included in the analysis. Demographic, clinical, cognitive, structural cerebral data, and the modulation of the spectral entropy of the electroencephalogram were compared between clusters. Data from 158 healthy controls were included for further comparisons. RESULTS We identified two clusters of patients. One cluster presented higher prestimulus connectivity strength, clustering coefficient, path-length, and lower small-world index compared to controls. The modulation of clustering coefficient and path-length parameters was smaller in the former cluster, which also showed an altered structural connectivity network and a widespread cortical thinning. The other cluster of patients did not show significant differences with controls in the functional network properties. No significant differences were found between patients´ clusters in first episodes and bipolar proportions, symptoms scores, cognitive performance, or spectral entropy modulation. CONCLUSION These data support the existence of a subgroup within psychosis with altered global properties of functional and structural connectivity.
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- Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Psychiatry Service, Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Psychiatry Service, Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Biomedical Engineering Group, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Biomedical Engineering Group, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Psychiatry Service, Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Paz C, Mascialino G, Adana-Díaz L, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Simbaña-Rivera K, Gómez-Barreno L, Troya M, Páez MI, Cárdenas J, Gerstner RM, Ortiz-Prado E. Anxiety and depression in patients with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 in Ecuador. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020; 74:554-555. [PMID: 32609409 PMCID: PMC7361296 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Clara Paz
- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health from the Ministry of Public Health Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health from the Ministry of Public Health Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health from the Ministry of Public Health Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health from the Ministry of Public Health Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.,Department of Psico-etichs, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, sede PUCE Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador
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- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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Paz C, Mascialino G, Adana-Díaz L, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Simbaña-Rivera K, Gómez-Barreno L, Troya M, Paez MI, Cárdenas J, Gerstner RM, Ortiz-Prado E. Behavioral and sociodemographic predictors of anxiety and depression in patients under epidemiological surveillance for COVID-19 in Ecuador. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240008. [PMID: 32997705 PMCID: PMC7526886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Ecuador has been one of the most affected countries by the Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, by April 2020 this country presented the highest rates of mortality in Latin America. The purpose of the present study was to identify behaviors during confinement and sociodemographic variables associated with the mental health status of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients who were part of the epidemiological surveillance program in Ecuador that included mandatory confinement and self-isolation. A cross-sectional study was performed from March 22th to April 18th, 2020 using an online survey. The survey collected socio-demographic information and severity of depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and anxiety symptoms through the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. A total of 759 patients completed the questionnaire, 20.3% presented moderate to severe symptoms of depression and 22.5% moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety. Being a woman and from the Coastal region were risk factors. Exercising, maintaining daily routines, and keeping informed about the COVID-19 but limiting to an hour was associated with better mental health. Regression analysis indicated that the mentioned behaviors explained approximately 17% of the variance for depression sum scores and 11.8% of the variance for anxiety sum scores while controlling for gender and region. Understanding the association between sociodemographic variables and psychological states in patients with COVID-19 is relevant to tackle future public mental health problems and to implement health policies that are intended to palliate further psychiatric complications. Promotion of modifiable behaviors such as exercising, maintaining daily routines, and keeping informed about the COVID-19 but limiting to less than an hour is recommended.
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- Clara Paz
- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- School of Psychology, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Health Science, One Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Health Science, One Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health in Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health in Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- National Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health in Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Sicoethics, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, PUCE, Sede Santo Domingo, Quito, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Health Science, One Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Ramos-Usuga D, Díaz LA, Mascialino G, Yacelga Ponce T, Rivera D, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Normative data of neuropsychological tests of attention and executive functions in Ecuadorian adult population. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 2020; 28:508-527. [PMID: 32666879 DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2020.1790493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to generate normative data for five tests of attention and executive functions (M-WCST, Stroop test, TMT, BTA, and SDMT), in a group of 322 Ecuadorian adults from Quito between the ages of 18 and 85. METHOD Multiple regression analyzes taking into account age, education, and gender were used to generate the normative data. RESULTS Age and education were significantly related to test performance such that scores decreased with age and improved as a function of education. An online calculator is provided to generate normative test scores. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study that presents normative data for tests of executive functions and attention in an Ecuadorian adult population. This data will improve the clinical practice of neuropsychology and help to develop the field in the country.
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute , Barakaldo, Spain.,Biomedical Research Doctorate Program, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Spain
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- Escuela De Psicología, Universidad De Las Américas , Quito, Ecuador
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- Escuela De Psicología, Universidad De Las Américas , Quito, Ecuador
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- Departamento De Ciencias De La Salud, Universidad Pública De Navarra , Navarra, España
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute , Barakaldo, Spain.,IKERBASQUE. Basque Foundation for Science , Bilbao, Spain.,Department of Cell Biology and Histology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , Leioa, Spain
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Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Núñez-Fernández S, Adana-Díaz L, Mascialino G, Ponce TY, Rivera D, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Normative data for test of learning and memory in an ecuadorian adult population. Clin Neuropsychol 2020; 34:54-69. [PMID: 32544370 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1775892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to develop norms for two neuropsychological tests of learning and memory in an Ecuadorian adult population. METHOD 322 healthy individuals, ages between 18 and 84, were enrolled in the Metropolitan District of Quito. Participants were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that included tests of learning and memory (Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test [ROCF] and Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised [HVLT-R]). Backward stepwise multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the influence of demographic variables age, education, and gender on test performance. Normative data were developed adjusting for demographic variables found to be significant in the final regression models. RESULTS The final multiple linear models revealed performance on tests of learning and memory worsened with age and improved as a function of education. A user-friendly Excel-based calculator is presented to calculate the z score and percentile automatically based on raw score and sociodemographic information. CONCLUSION This is the first study that presents normative data for tests of learning and memory for an adult population in Ecuador. It is expected that these norms will help to improve the clinical practice of neuropsychology in Ecuador by limiting erroneous raw score interpretation and incrementing diagnostic accuracy.
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- Escuela de psicología, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Escuela de psicología, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, España
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.,Department of Cell Biology and Histology, University of the Basque Country, (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Benito-Sánchez I, Adana-Díaz L, Paz CP, Yacelga Ponce T, Rivera D, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Normative Data for Test of Verbal Fluency and Naming on Ecuadorian Adult Population. Front Psychol 2020; 11:830. [PMID: 32536885 PMCID: PMC7267034 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: To generate normative data for verbal fluency and naming test in an Ecuadorian adult population. Methods: The sample consisted of 322 healthy adults (18-84 years old) recruited from Quito, Ecuador. The verbal fluency and Boston Naming Test (BNT) were administered as part of a larger comprehensive neuropsychological battery. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to generate the normative data taking into account age, education, and sex. Results: For phonological verbal fluency, results indicated that only education was significantly related to the performance of the letters "A," "S," and "M." However, the performance on the letter "F" was significantly associated with age and education. For semantic fluency, the performance on "animals" was significantly influenced by age, quadratic age, and education, whereas that for "fruits" was explained by quadratic age, education, and sex. The performance on the BNT was significantly influenced by age and education. A Microsoft Excel-based calculator was created to help clinicians to obtain the normative data on this test. Conclusion: This normative data will help neuropsychologist in Ecuador to use these tests both in research and in their clinical practice to improve the diagnosis of cognitive deficits in the population.
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain
- Biomedical Research Doctorate Program, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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Benito-Sánchez I, Ertl MM, Ferrer-Cascales R, Oltra-Cucarella J, Ibáñez-Alfonso JA, Saracostti Schwartzman M, Soto-Añari M, Cadavid-Ruiz N, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Rivera D, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Multivariate Base Rates of Low Scores on Tests of Learning and Memory among Spanish-Speaking Children. Dev Neuropsychol 2019; 45:189-199. [PMID: 31874568 DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2019.1706519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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To determine the prevalence of low scores on two neuropsychological tests commonly used to evaluate learning and memory in children. 6,030 healthy children from 10 countries in Latin America and Spain were administered Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) and the Test de Aprendizaje y Memoria Verbal-Infantil (TAMV-I). Results showed that low scores are common when multiple neuropsychological outcomes (tests and/or scores) are evaluated in healthy individuals. Clinicians should consider the higher probability of low scores in a given individual when evaluating learning and memory using various sets of scores to reduce false-positive diagnoses of cognitive deficits in pediatric populations.
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- Itziar Benito-Sánchez
- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital , Barakaldo, Spain.,Biomedical Research Doctorate Program, University of the Basque Country , Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York, USA
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Católica San Pablo , Arequipa, Perú
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- Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali , Cali, Colombia
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra , Pamplona, España
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital , Barakaldo, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science , Bilbao, Spain.,Department of Cell Biology and Histology, University of the Basque Country , Leioa, Spain
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Adana Díaz L, Cuadros-López A, Andrango-Guerrón D, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Yacelga Ponce T, Loureiro C. Nivel educativo y la autonomía funcional en adultos que residen en Quito (Ecuador). RLP 2019. [DOI: 10.14349/rlp.2019.v51.n2.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Olabarrieta-Landa L, Rivera D, Lara L, Rute-Pérez S, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Peñalver Guia AI, Ferrer-Cascales R, Velázquez-Cardoso J, Campos Varillas AI, Ramos-Usuga D, Chino-Vilca B, Aguilar Uriarte MA, Martín-Lobo P, García de la Cadena C, Postigo-Alonso B, Romero-García I, Rabago Barajas BV, Irías Escher MJ, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Verbal fluency tests: Normative data for Spanish-speaking pediatric population. NeuroRehabilitation 2018; 41:673-686. [PMID: 28946591 DOI: 10.3233/nre-172240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data for the phonological and semantic verbal fluency tests (VFT) in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. METHOD The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administered the VFT as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. Scores for letters F, A, S, and animals and fruit categories were normed using multiple linear regressions and standard deviations of residual values. Age, age2, sex, and mean level of parental education (MLPE) were included as predictors in the analyses. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models showed main effects for age on all scores, such that scores increased linearly as a function of age. Age2 had a significant effect in Chile (animals), Cuba (A letter, fruits), Ecuador (animals, fruits), Honduras (F letter), Mexico (animals, fruits), Peru (fruits), and Spain (S letters, animals, fruits). Models showed an effect for MLPE in Chile (A letters, animals, fruits), Ecuador (S letter, animals, fruits), Guatelama (F, S letter, animals), Honduras (animals), Mexico (F, A, S letters, animals, fruits), Puerto Rico (A, letters, animals), and Spain (all scores). Sex scores were found significant in Chile (animals), Ecuador (A letter, fruits), Mexico (F letter, fruits), Paraguay (F, A, S letters, fruits), Puerto Rico (F letter, animals, fruits), and Spain (F letter, fruits). CONCLUSIONS This is the largest multi-national Spanish speaking-pediatric normative study in the world, and as such it will allow neuropsychologists from these countries to have a more accurate way to interpret the phonological and semantic VFT in pediatric populations.
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- BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- CIMCYC-The Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Psicofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, Ciudad de México, México
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- Research Center CERNEP, Almeria University, Almería, Spain
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- Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de San Germán, Puerto Rico
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- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara (CUCS), Guadalajara, México
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- Escuela de Ciencias Psicológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Olabarrieta-Landa L, Rivera D, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Pohlenz Amador S, García-Guerrero CE, Padilla-López A, Sánchez-SanSegundo M, Velázquez-Cardoso J, Díaz Marante JP, Caparros-Gonzalez RA, Romero-García I, Valencia Vásquez J, García de la Cadena C, Muñoz Mancilla JM, Rabago Barajas BV, Barranco Casimiro R, Galvao-Carmona A, Martín-Lobo P, Saracostti Schwartzman M, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Shortened Version of the Token Test: Normative data for Spanish-speaking pediatric population. NeuroRehabilitation 2018; 41:649-659. [PMID: 28946594 DOI: 10.3233/nre-172244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data for the Shortened Version of the Token Test in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. METHOD The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administered the Shortened Version of the Token Test as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. Shortened Version of the Token Test total scores were normed using multiple linear regressions and standard deviations of residual values. Age, age2, sex, and mean level of parental education (MLPE) were included as predictors in the analyses. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models showed main effects for age in all countries, such that score increased linearly as a function of age. In addition, age2 had a significant effect in all countries, except Guatemala and Puerto Rico. Models showed that children whose parent(s) had a MLPE >12 years obtained higher score compared to children whose parents had a MLPE ≤12 years in Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Spain. The child's sex did not have an effect in the Shortened Version of the Token Test total score for any of the countries. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest Spanish-speaking pediatric normative study in the world, and it will allow neuropsychologists from these countries to have a more accurate interpretation of the Shortened Version of the Token Test when used in pediatric populations.
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- BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Escuela de Ciencias Psicológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Laboratorio de Psicofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, Ciudad de México, México
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- CIMCYC-The Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de San Germán, Puerto Rico
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara (CUCS), Guadalajara, México
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
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- Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Logroño, Spain
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- BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Rivera D, Morlett-Paredes A, Peñalver Guia AI, Irías Escher MJ, Soto-Añari M, Aguayo Arelis A, Rute-Pérez S, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Albaladejo-Blázquez N, García de la Cadena C, Ibáñez-Alfonso JA, Rodriguez-Irizarry W, García-Guerrero CE, Delgado-Mejía ID, Padilla-López A, Vergara-Moragues E, Barrios Nevado MD, Saracostti Schwartzman M, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Stroop Color-Word Interference Test: Normative data for Spanish-speaking pediatric population. NeuroRehabilitation 2018; 41:605-616. [PMID: 28946595 DOI: 10.3233/nre-172246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To generate normative data for the Stroop Word-Color Interference test in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. METHOD The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spain. Each participant was administered the Stroop Word-Color Interference test as part of a larger neuropsychological battery. The Stroop Word, Stroop Color, Stroop Word-Color, and Stroop Interference scores were normed using multiple linear regressions and standard deviations of residual values. Age, age2, sex, and mean level of parental education (MLPE) were included as predictors in the analyses. RESULTS The final multiple linear regression models showed main effects for age on all scores, except on Stroop Interference for Guatemala, such that scores increased linearly as a function of age. Age2 affected Stroop Word scores for all countries, Stroop Color scores for Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Spain; Stroop Word-Color scores for Ecuador, Mexico, and Paraguay; and Stroop Interference scores for Cuba, Guatemala, and Spain. MLPE affected Stroop Word scores for Chile, Mexico, and Puerto Rico; Stroop Color scores for Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain; Stroop Word-Color scores for Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain; and Stroop-Interference scores for Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain. Sex affected Stroop Word scores for Spain, Stroop Color scores for Mexico, and Stroop Interference for Honduras. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest Spanish-speaking pediatric normative study in the world, and it will allow neuropsychologists from these countries to have a more accurate approach to interpret the Stroop Word-Color Interference test in pediatric populations.
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- D Rivera
- BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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- Escuela de Ciencias Psicológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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- Departamento de investigación, Psicología, Universidad Enrique Díaz de León, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- CIMCYC-The Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Laboratorio de Psicofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Mexico
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- BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Martín-Santiago O, Suazo V, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Ruiz de Azúa S, Valcárcel C, Díez Á, Grau A, Domínguez C, Gallardo R, Molina V. [Relationship between subclinical psychotic symptoms and cognitive performance in the general population]. Rev Psiquiatr Salud Ment 2015; 9:78-86. [PMID: 26655378 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Subclinical psychotic symptoms are associated to negative life outcomes in the general population, but their relationship with cognitive performance is still not well understood. Assessing the relationship between performance in cognitive domains and subclinical psychotic symptoms in the general population may also help understand the handicap attributed to clinical psychosis, in which these alterations are present. METHODS Subclinical and cognitive assessments were obtained in 203 participants from the general population by means of the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences, the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia, the Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The positive and negative subclinical symptoms and their relationship with age and cognition were examined, followed by assessing the influence of subclinical depression scores on the possible relationships between those subclinical psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits. RESULTS Inverse relationships were found between frequency in the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences positive dimension and motor speed, and frequency and distress in the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences negative dimension and motor speed. A direct relationship was also found between distress scores of the positive dimension and executive functions. Both positive and negative subclinical symptoms were related to depression scores. CONCLUSIONS Psychotic symptoms, similar to those in the clinical population, may be associated with cognitive deficits in the general population.
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España; Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España; Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario de Álava, Osakidetza, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Vitoria, Álava, España
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- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España; Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario de Álava, Osakidetza, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Vitoria, Álava, España
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, Londres, Reino Unido
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
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- Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España; Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España; Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, España.
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