6 research outputs found
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the 10-item Weekly Calendar Planning Activity in Spanish-speaking ABI patients: a multicenter study
We present the process of translation, adaptation, and validation in the Spanish
context of the 10-item version of the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity
(WCPA-10), a performance-based measure of cognitive instrumental activities of
daily living (C-IADL). The study consisted of two phases: I) translation/cultural
adaptation of theWCPA, conducted by professional bilingual translators, a panel of
experts, and a pilot study, and II) validation in a sample of 42 acquired brain injury
patients (ABI) and 42 healthy participants (HC). WCPA primary outcomes showed
expected convergent/discriminant validity patterns with socio-demographical
and clinical variables and cognitive processes identifying those WCPA outcomes
that best predicted executive and memory deficits measured with a battery of
traditional neuropsychological tests. In addition, performance on the WCPA was
a significant predictor of everyday functioning over variables such as socio-
demographics or global cognition when measured with traditional tests. External
validity was established by theWCPA’s ability to identify everyday cognitive deficits
in ABI patients compared to HC, even in those with subtle cognitive impairment
based on neuropsychological tests. The Spanish WCPA-10 seems an appropriate
and sensitive assessment tool to identify cognitive-functional impairment in ABI-
patients, even those with subtle cognitive impairment. The results also highlight
the relevance of this kind of test, as they indicate a better prediction of patients’
real-world functioning than traditional neuropsychological testsSpanish Ministry of
Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)PSI2016-80331-PJunta de AndalucĂa through a research project (P20.00693National Council of Science and Technology
(CONACYT) scholarship (CVU- 349933
Awareness of cognitive abilities in the execution of activities of daily living after acquired brain injury: an evaluation protocol
Introduction One of the main limitations that can be
observed after acquired brain injury (ABI) is the alteration
of the awareness of the deficits that can occur in the
cognitive skills necessary for performing activities of daily
living (ADL). According to the Dynamic Comprehensive
Model of Awareness (DCMA), consciousness is composed
of offline component, which contains the information
stored about characteristics of the tasks and stable beliefs
about one’s own capabilities and online awareness, which
is activated in the context of the performance of a specific
task. The main objective of this project was to generate
and validate a detailed cognitive assessment protocol
within the context of ADL to evaluate the components of
DCMA.
Methods and analysis The proposed protocol consists
of two ecological tools: The Cog-Awareness ADL Scale to
measure offline component and the Awareness ADL-task:
Basic and Instrumental ADL performance-based test to
measure online awareness. The aim is to identify the
presence of cognitive deficits and anosognosia in patients
with ABI within the context of everyday life activities.
These two measures will be administered to a group
of patients with ABI. In addition, these participants will
complete another series of classic tests on anosognosia
and cognitive functions in order to find the convergent
validity of the two tests proposed in this protocol. The
external validity of the Cog-Awareness ADL Scale and the
relationships between awareness components within the
same ADL domain will be also analysed.
Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by
the Ethics Committee of Biomedical Research of Andalusia,
on 13 January /2017 (Proceeding 1/2017). All participants
are required to provide written informed consent. The
findings from this will be disseminated via scientific
publication.Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
PSI2016-80331-PUniversity of MalagaUniversity of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the 10-item Weekly Calendar Planning Activity in Spanish-speaking ABI patients: a multicenter study
We present the process of translation, adaptation, and validation in the Spanish context of the 10-item version of the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA-10), a performance-based measure of cognitive instrumental activities of daily living (C-IADL). The study consisted of two phases: I) translation/cultural adaptation of the WCPA, conducted by professional bilingual translators, a panel of experts, and a pilot study, and II) validation in a sample of 42 acquired brain injury patients (ABI) and 42 healthy participants (HC). WCPA primary outcomes showed expected convergent/discriminant validity patterns with socio-demographical and clinical variables and cognitive processes identifying those WCPA outcomes that best predicted executive and memory deficits measured with a battery of traditional neuropsychological tests. In addition, performance on the WCPA was a significant predictor of everyday functioning over variables such as socio-demographics or global cognition when measured with traditional tests. External validity was established by the WCPA's ability to identify everyday cognitive deficits in ABI patients compared to HC, even in those with subtle cognitive impairment based on neuropsychological tests. The Spanish WCPA-10 seems an appropriate and sensitive assessment tool to identify cognitive-functional impairment in ABI-patients, even those with subtle cognitive impairment. The results also highlight the relevance of this kind of test, as they indicate a better prediction of patients' real-world functioning than traditional neuropsychological tests
Sequence knowledge and step monitoring in activities of daily living – the case of tea making: an fMRI study
The current study aimed at identifying neural mechanisms involved in the monitoring of familiar ADL sequence and in the detection of different types of sequence error (i.e. omission, repetition and order violation). In addition, we explored the effect of steps predictability in sequence monitoring
Identifying conflict monitoring as a key executive component related to impaired self-awareness.
This study explored whether impaired self-awareness after acquired brain injury relates to conflict monitoring/resolution executive component