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15-item version of the Boston naming test: normative data for the Latin American spanish-speaking adult population.
(American Psychological Association, 2023) Cacho Tena, Ana María del; Merced, Kritzia; Perrin, Paul B.; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Rivera, Diego; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
Objective: Naming is commonly impaired in people with neurodegenerative diseases and brain injury, and as a result, its accurate assessment is essential. The aim of this study was to provide normative data for the 15-item Spanish version of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) for an adult population from eight Latin American countries/regions. Method: The total sample consisted of 2,828 participants from Argentina, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Paraguay, and Puerto Rico. Multiple regressions were used to generate normative data following a four-step process. Results: Regression models showed a linear effect of age on the 15-item BNT total score for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. In contrast, Paraguay showed a quadratic age effect. Almost all countries showed a positive linear effect of education, except Cuba which had a quadratic effect. Sex was a significant predictor in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, and Mexico, where in women scored lower than men. Conclusions: This study generates normative data for the 15-item Spanish version of the BNT and offers a free open-source calculator that will assist in the efficacious use of this neuropsychological test in clinical practice and research.
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Bilingüismo y su influencia en la aparición y deterioro en la enfermedad de Alzheimer
(2023) Toyas Barreras, Andrés; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientzien Fakultatea
Introducción: La Enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es la forma más común de demencia y su prevalencia aumenta con la edad. No tiene cura y se espera que su incidencia aumente. Algunos autores sugieren que el bilingüismo puede retrasar la aparición de los síntomas de la EA. Objetivo general: determinar si el bilingüismo ejerce un efecto protector frente al deterioro cognitivo leve (DCL) o la EA. Métodos: se realizó una búsqueda a través de la herramienta Web of Science. Los criterios de inclusión recogieron artículos científicos accesibles desde la Universidad Pública de Navarra prospectivos, retrospectivos, longitudinales o transversales que comparasen desempeño cognitivo y cambios cerebrales entre monolingües y bilingües con diagnóstico de EA o DCL, publicados a partir de 2007 en inglés o español. Resultados: se sometieron a análisis 14 artículos. Los resultados muestran que existen un retraso en la aparición de los primeros síntomas de la EA o el DCL en personas bilingües en comparación con monolingües, ventaja en el desempeño a nivel general, sobre todo en funciones ejecutivas; todo ello pese al mayor deterioro cerebral de los bilingües. Conclusiones: las personas bilingües parecen desarrollar más tarde los síntomas de DCL o EA que los monolingües, además de presentar mejor desempeño cognitivo pese al mayor deterioro cerebral. Sin embargo, es necesaria una definición consensuada del bilingüismo y de los criterios de inclusión para generar conclusiones sólidas. El aprendizaje de un segundo idioma desde temprana edad o tardíamente podría actuar como estrategia de prevención y promoción de la salud, al presentar un posible efecto protector.
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Desenlaces a corto y largo plazo del síndrome del bebé sacudido
(2024) Abad Murugarren, Noelia; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientzien Fakultatea
Introducción: El síndrome del bebé sacudido o traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) por abuso es una modalidad grave de maltrato infantil. Los estudios que investigan sus consecuencias son aún escasos, por lo que no se conoce bien la envergadura de sus consecuencias ni los factores que se asocian con un peor desenlace. Objetivo general: Conocer el impacto que el TCE abusivo ocasiona, tanto a corto como a largo plazo, en el paciente. Métodos: Se realizó una búsqueda en Web of Science y Pubmed. Los criterios de inclusión recogieron artículos científicos publicados a partir del 2013, en inglés o en español y que recogieran las principales consecuencias que ocasiona la lesión en menores. Resultados: Los artículos incluidos fueron 18. Los resultados muestran que la lesión ocasiona secuelas físicas/neurológicas, cognitivas y comportamentales tanto a corto plazo como a largo plazo. Ser padres jóvenes, nivel socioeconómico bajo o ser varón están asociadas con una mayor probabilidad de sufrir este tipo de maltrato. En cuanto a los programas de intervención, la mayoría son de prevención. Aquellos padres que recibieron educación sobre el TCE abusivo mostraron tasas más altas en afirmaciones como “el llanto de los bebés es normal” o “sacudir a los bebés puede ser perjudicial”. Conclusiones: Los bebés que sufren TCE abusivo tienen interrupciones en el desarrollo cerebral. Esto provoca limitaciones físicas, cognitivas e incluso comportamentales. Muchas de las secuelas se observan a largo plazo, conforme las demandas ambientales van aumentando y no en el momento de la lesión o poco tiempo después.
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Early predictors of employment status one year post injury in individuals with traumatic brain injury in Europe
(MDPI, 2020) Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Zeldovich, Marina; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Vindal Forslund, Marit; Nuñez Fernández, Silvia; Derecho; Zuzenbidea
Sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often affects the individual's ability to work, reducing employment rates post-injury across all severities of TBI. The objective of this multi-country study was to assess the most relevant early predictors of employment status in individuals after TBI at one-year post-injury in European countries. Using a prospective longitudinal non-randomized observational cohort (The Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) project), data was collected between December 2014-2019 from 63 trauma centers in 18 European countries. The 1015 individuals who took part in this study were potential labor market participants, admitted to a hospital and enrolled within 24 h of injury with a clinical TBI diagnosis and indication for a computed tomography (CT) scan, and followed up at one year. Results from a binomial logistic regression showed that older age, status of part-time employment or unemployment at time of injury, premorbid psychiatric problems, and higher injury severity (as measured with higher Injury severity score (ISS), lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and longer length of stay (LOS) in hospital) were associated with higher unemployment probability at one-year after injury. The study strengthens evidence for age, employment at time of injury, premorbid psychiatric problems, ISS, GCS, and LOS as important predictors for employment status one-year post-TBI across Europe.
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Elebitasun goiztiarraren inguruko mito eta aurreiritziak hezkuntza arloan
(2020) Asirón Galilea, Idoia; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y de la Educación; Giza, Gizarte eta Hezkuntza Zientzien Fakultatea
Introducción: En la sociedad y la educación cobra importancia el logro de competencias en dos lenguas, pero muchos progenitores/maestros presentan inquietudes sobre el bilingüismo precoz. Las actitudes negativas provienen de mitos y malentendidos. Son pocos los estudios en el tema y la mayoría se centran en los neuromitos. Objetivo: Investigar los mitos sobre el bilingüismo/ la educación bilingüe en profesores y alumnos de Educación Infantil/Primaria de Navarra. Metodología: participaron 162 personas, 17,9% alumnos de Infantil, 45,7% de Primaria y 36,4% maestros. La mayoría fueron mujeres (𝑥��̅=29 años). Para evaluar los mitos se utilizó una encuesta. Resultados: Algunos mitos persisten, siendo los más polémicos "hablar castellano en casa perjudicará el aprendizaje del euskera o inglés en la escuela" y "el euskera o inglés son difíciles de aprender". Conclusiones: Existen mitos en el ámbito educativo. Es necesario desmitificarlos, puesto que los maestros suelen realizar recomendaciones sobre el temaa los progenitores.
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Factor structure of the 10-item CES-D scale among patients with persistent COVID-19
(Wiley, 2022) Ramírez Vélez, Robinson; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Rivera, Diego; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
The presence of persistent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might beassociated with significant levels of psychological distress that would meet thethreshold for clinical relevance. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies DepressionScale (CES-D) version 10 has been widely used in assessing psychological distressamong general and clinical populations from different cultural backgrounds. To ourknowledge, however, researchers have not yet validated these findings amongpatients with persistent COVID-19. A cross-sectional validation study wasconducted with 100 patients from the EXER-COVID project (69.8% women;mean (±standard deviation) ages: 47.4 ± 9.5 years). Confirmatory factor analyses(CFAs) were performed on the 10-item CES-D to test four model fits: (a)unidimensional model, (b) two-factor correlated model, (c) three-factor correlatedmodel, and (d) second-order factor model. The diagonal-weighted least-squares estimator was used, as it is commonly applied to latent variable modelswith ordered categorical variables. The reliability indices of the 10-item CES-D in patients with persistent COVID-19 were as follows: depressive affect factor(α=0.82Ord;ω=0.78u−cat), somatic retardation factor (α=0.78Ord;ω=0.56u−cat),and positive affect factor (α=0.56Ord;ω=0.55u−cat). The second‐order model fitshowed good Omega reliability (ω=0.87ho). Regarding CFAs, the unidimensional‐factor model shows poor goodness of fit, especially residuals analysis (root meansquare error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.081 [95% confidence interval,CI = 0.040–0.119]; standardized root mean square residual [SRMR] = 0.101). The two‐factor correlated model, three‐factor correlated model, and second‐order factormodel showed adequate goodness of fit, and theχ2difference test (∆X2) did not show significant differences between the goodness of fit for these models(∆X= 4.11282;p= 0.127). Several indices showed a good fit with the three‐factor correlated model: goodness‐of‐fit index = 0.974, comparative fit index = 0.990,relative noncentrality index = 0.990, and incremental fit index = 0.990, which were all above 0.95, the traditional cut‐off establishing adequate fit. On the other hand RMSEA = 0.049 (95% CI = 0.000–0.095), where an RMSEA < 0.06–0.08 indicates anadequate fit. Item loadings on the factors were statistically significant (λ≥0.449j;p's < 0.001), indicating that the items loaded correctly on the corresponding factors and the relationship between factors (φ≥0.382;p's≤0.001. To our knowledge, thisis the first study to provide validity and reliability to 10‐item CES‐D in a persistentCOVID‐19 Spanish patient sample. The validation and reliability of this shortscreening tool allow us to increase the chance of obtaining complete data in aparticular patient profile with increased fatigue and brain fog that limit patients' capacity to complete questionnaires.
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Funcionamiento sexual tras el traumatismo craneoencefálico
(2024) Zubelzu Igoa, Nerea; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientzien Fakultatea
Introducción: el traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) puede originar secuelas en la sexualidad de forma directa o indirecta. Dada la poca literatura al respecto y el papel central del profesional sanitario en la evaluación y rehabilitación de la sexualidad tras el TCE, recopilar la información existente sobre el tema es crucial. Objetivo general: describir el funcionamiento sexual tras el TCE. Metodología: se realizó una búsqueda a través de Web of Science y Pubmed. Los criterios de inclusión recogieron artículos cuyo objetivo fuera estudiar la sexualidad tras el TCE en personas mayores de 18 años, publicados en inglés o español, entre el año 2013 y 2023, y disponibles a través de la Universidad Pública de Navarra. Resultados: se analizaron 19 artículos de los cuales 14 estudiaron el funcionamiento sexual tras el TCE desde la perspectiva de los pacientes y/o sus parejas, y 5 desde el punto de vista de los profesionales sanitarios. Los pacientes con TCE y sus parejas reportaron disminución en varios dominios de la sexualidad. Los profesionales no tratan la sexualidad en su práctica habitual y reconocen necesitar más formación. La edad avanzada, la presencia de síntomas depresivos, ansiosos, postconmocionales, una menor autoestima y las secuelas cognitivas originadas tras la lesión son predictores de un peor funcionamiento sexual. Conclusiones: la sexualidad tras un TCE debe de ser más ampliamente abordada, incluyendo dimensiones más allá de lo físico. Los profesionales requieren de formación para identificar pacientes con riesgo de alteración en el funcionamiento sexual, además de saber cómo abordar el tema.
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Longitudinal growth curve trajectories of family dynamics after pediatric traumatic brain injury in Mexico
(MDPI, 2020) McKee, Grace B.; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Pérez Delgadillo, Paula K.; Valdivia Tangarife, Edgar Ricardo; Villaseñor Cabrera, Teresita; Ramos Usuga, Daniela; Perrin, Paul B.; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a serious public health concern. Family members are often caregivers for children with TBI, which can result in a significant strain on familial relationships. Research is needed to examine aspects of family functioning in the context of recovery post-TBI, especially in Latin America, where cultural norms may reinforce caregiving by family members, but where resources for these caregivers may be scarce. This study examined caregiver-reported family satisfaction, communication, cohesion, and flexibility at three time points in the year post-injury for 46 families of a child with TBI in comparison to healthy control families. Families experiencing pediatric TBI were recruited from a large hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico, while healthy controls were recruited from a local educational center. Results from multilevel growth curve models demonstrated that caregivers of children with a TBI reported significantly worse family functioning than controls at each assessment. Families experiencing pediatric TBI were unable to attain the level of functioning of controls during the time span studied, suggesting that these families are likely to experience long-term disruptions in family functioning. The current study highlights the need for family-level intervention programs to target functioning for families affected by pediatric TBI who are at risk for difficulties within a rehabilitation context.
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Moderate, little, or no improvements in neurobehavioral symptoms among individuals with long COVID: A 34-country retrospective study
(MDPI, 2022) Ramos Usuga, Daniela; Perrin, Paul B.; Bogdanova, Yelena; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Alzueta, Elisabet; Baker, Fiona C.; Iacovides, Stella; Cortes, Mar; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
(1) Background: Some people with COVID-19 develop a series of symptoms that last for several months after infection, known as Long COVID. Although these symptoms interfere with people’s daily functioning and quality of life, few studies have focused on neurobehavioral symptoms and the risk factors associated with their development; (2) Methods: 1001 adults from 34 countries who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 completed the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory reporting the symptoms before their COVID-19 diagnosis, during the COVID-19 infection, and currently; (3) Results: Participants reported large-sized increases before vs. during COVID-19 in all domains. Participants reported a medium-sized improvement (during COVID-19 vs. now) in somatic symptoms, a small-sized improvement in affective symptoms, and very minor/no improvement in cognitive symptoms. The risk factors for increased neurobehavioral symptoms were: being female/trans, unemployed, younger age, low education, having another chronic health condition, greater COVID-19 severity, greater number of days since the COVID-19 diagnosis, not having received oxygen therapy, and having been hospitalized. Additionally, participants from North America, Europe, and Central Asia reported higher levels of symptoms across all domains relative to Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa; (4) Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of evaluating and treating neurobehavioral symptoms after COVID-19, especially targeting the higher-risk groups identified. General rehabilitation strategies and evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation are needed in both the acute and Long COVID phases.
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A multidimensional approach to assessing factors impacting health-related quality of life after pediatric traumatic brain injury
(MDPI, 2023) Von Steinbuechel, Nicole; Krenz, Ugne; Bockhop, Fabian; Koerte, Inga K.; Timmermann, Dagmar; Cunitz, Katrin; Zeldovich, Marina; Andelic, Nada; Rojczyk, Philine; Bonfert, Michaela Veronika; Berweck, Steffen; Kieslich, Matthias; Brockmann, Knut; Roediger, Maike; Lendt, Michael; Buchheim, Anna; Muehlan, Holger; Holloway, Ivana; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
In the field of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI), relationships between pre-injury and injury-related characteristics and post-TBI outcomes (functional recovery, post-concussion depression, anxiety) and their impact on disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are under-investigated. Here, a multidimensional conceptual model was tested using a structural equation model (SEM). The final SEM evaluates the associations between these four latent variables. We retrospectively investigated 152 children (8–12 years) and 148 adolescents (13–17 years) after TBI at the recruiting clinics or online. The final SEM displayed a fair goodness-of-fit (SRMR = 0.09, RMSEA = 0.08 with 90% CI [0.068, 0.085], GFI = 0.87, CFI = 0.83), explaining 39% of the variance across the four latent variables and 45% of the variance in HRQoL in particular. The relationships between pre-injury and post-injury outcomes and between post-injury outcomes and TBI-specific HRQoL were moderately strong. Especially, pre-injury characteristics (children’s age, sensory, cognitive, or physical impairments, neurological and chronic diseases, and parental education) may aggravate post-injury outcomes, which in turn may influence TBI-specific HRQoL negatively. Thus, the SEM comprises potential risk factors for developing negative post-injury outcomes, impacting TBI-specific HRQoL. Our findings may assist healthcare providers and parents in the management, therapy, rehabilitation, and care of pediatric individuals after TBI.
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Multivariate base rates of low scores on tests of executive functions in a multi-country Latin American sample
(Routledge, 2021) Rivera, Diego; Mascialino, Guido; Brooks, Brian L.; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Longoni, Melina; Galarza-Del-Ángel, Javier; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of low scores in a diverse Latin American population for two neuropsychological commonly used tests to evaluate executive functions and to compare the number of low scores obtained using normative data from a Spanish-speaking population from Latin America versus an English-speaking population from U.S.A. Healthy adults (N = 5402) were administered the Modiﬁed Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and Stroop Color-Word. Low scores on measures of executive functioning are common. Clinicians working with Spanish-speaking adults should take into account the higher probability of low scores on these measures to reduce false-positive diagnoses of cognitive deficits in an individual.
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Network analysis of neurobehavioral symptom patterns in an international sample of spanish-speakers with a history of COVID-19 and controls
(MDPI, 2023) Perrin, Paul B.; Ramos Usuga, Daniela; West, Samuel J.; Merced, Kritzia; Klyce, Daniel W.; Lequerica, Anthony H.; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Alzueta, Elisabet; Baker, Fiona C.; Iacovides, Stella; Cortes, Mar; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
Background: Psychometric network analysis provides a novel statistical approach allowing researchers to model clusters of related symptoms as a dynamic system. This study applied network analysis to investigate the patterns of somatic, cognitive, and affective neurobehavioral symptoms in an international sample of Spanish-speaking individuals with a history of COVID-19 positivity and non-COVID controls; (2) methods: the sample (n = 1093) included 650 adults from 26 countries who reported having previously tested positive for COVID-19 (COVID+) through a viral and/or antigen test (average of 147 days since diagnosis). The control group (COVID−) was comprised of 443 adults from 20 countries who had completed the survey prior to the COVID19 pandemic; (3) results: relative to the COVID− network, the COVID+ network was very wellconnected, such that each neurobehavioral symptom was positively connected to the network. The organize-to-headache and dizzy-to-balance connections in the COVID+ network were stronger than in the COVID− network. The hearing, numbness, and tense symptoms were more central to the COVID+ network with the latter connected to the sleep, fatigue, and frustrated symptoms. The COVID− network was largely disjointed, with most of the somatosensory symptoms forming their own cluster with no connections to other symptom groups and fatigue not being connected to any other symptom. The cognitive and affective symptoms in the COVID− network were also largely connected to symptoms from within their own groups; (4) conclusions: These findings suggest that many of the long-term neurobehavioral symptoms of COVID-19 form a discernable network and that headaches, frustration, hearing problems, forgetfulness, and tension are the most central symptoms. Cognitive and behavioral rehabilitation strategies targeting these central symptom network features may hold promise to help fracture the lingering symptom network of COVID-19.
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Normative data estimation in neuropsychological tests: a systematic review
(Oxford University Press, 2024) Del Cacho Tena, Ana María; Christ, Bryan R.; Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Perrin, Paul B.; Rivera, Diego; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
Objective: To quantify the evolution, impact, and importance of normative data (ND) calculation by identifying trends in the research literature and what approaches need improvement. Methods: A PRISMA-guideline systematic review was performed on literature from 2000 to 2022 in PubMed, Pub-Psych, and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria included scientific articles about ND in neuropsychological tests with clear data analysis, published in any country, and written in English or Spanish. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were included. Bibliometric analysis was used to examine the growth, productivity, journal dispersion, and impact of the topic. VOSViewer compared keyword co-occurrence networks between 1952¿1999 and 2000¿2022. Results: Four hundred twelve articles met inclusion and exclusion criteria. The most studied predictors were age, education, and sex. There were a greater number of studies/projects focusing on adults than children. The Verbal Fluency Test (12.7%) was the most studied test, and the most frequently used variable selection strategy was linear regression (49.5%). Regression-based approaches were widely used, whereas the traditional approach was still used. ND were presented mostly in percentiles (44.2%). Bibliometrics showed exponential growth in publications. Three journals (2.41%) were in the Core Zone. VOSViewer results showed small nodes, long distances, and four ND-related topics from 1952 to 1999, and there were larger nodes with short connections from 2000 to 2022, indicating topic spread. Conclusions: Future studies should be conducted on children¿s ND, and alternative statistical methods should be used over the widely used regression approaches to address limitations and support growth of the field.
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Phonological and semantic verbal fluency test: Scoring criteria and normative data for clustering and switching strategies for Colombian children and adolescents
(Wiley, 2023) Álvarez Medina, María Nazareth; Vergara Moragues, Esperanza; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Restrepo Moreno, Juan Carlos; Calderón Chagualá, José Amilkar; Rivera, Diego; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
Background: Verbal fluency tests (VFT) are highly sensitive to cognitive deficits. Usually, the score on VFT is based on the number of correct words produced, yet it alone gives little information regarding underlying test performance. The implementation of different strategies (cluster and switching) to perform effi-ciently during the tasks provide more valuable information. However, normative data for clustering and switching strategies are scarce. Moreover, scoring criteria adapted to Colombian Spanish are missing. Aims: (1) To describe the Colombian adaptation of the scoring system guidelines for clustering and switching strategies in VFT; (2) to determine its reliability; and (3) to provide normative data for Colombian children and adolescents aged 6–17 years. Methods & Procedures: A total of 691 children and adolescents from Colombia completed phonological (/f/, /a/, /s/, /m/, /r/ and /p/) and semantic (animals and fruits) VFT, and five scores were calculated: total score (TS), number of clusters (NC), cluster size (CS), mean cluster size (MCS) and number of switches (NS). The intraclass correlation coefficient was used for interrater reliability. Hierarhical multiple regressions were conducted to investigate which strategies were associated with VFT TS. Multiple regressions were conducted for each strategy, including as predictors age, age2, sex, mean parents’ education (MPE), MPE2 and type of school, to generate normative data. Outcomes & Results: Reliability indexes were excellent. Age was associated with VFT TS, but weakly compared with strategies. For both VFT TS, NS was the strongest variable, followed by CS and NC. Regarding norms, age was the strongest predictor for all measures, while age2 was relevant for NC (/f/phoneme) and NS (/m/ phoneme). Participants with higher MPE obtained more NC, and NS, and larger CS in several phonemes and categories. Children and adolescents from private school generated more NC, NS and larger CS in /s/phoneme. Conclusions & Implications: This study provides new scoring guidelines and normative data for clustering and switching strategies for Colombian children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years old. Clinical neuropsychologists should include these measures as part of their everyday practice.
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Quality of life after brain injury in children and adolescents (QOLIBRI-KID/ADO)-The first disease-specific self-report questionnaire after traumatic brain injury
(MDPI, 2023) Von Steinbuechel, Nicole; Zeldovich, Marina; Greving, Sven; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Krenz, Ugne; Timmermann, Dagmar; Koerte, Inga; Bonfert, Michaela Veronika; Berweck, Steffen; Kieslich, Matthias; Brockmann, Knut; Roediger, Maike; Lendt, Michael; Staebler, Michael; Schmidt, Silke; Muehlan, Holger; Cunitz, Katrin; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
The subjective impact of the consequences of pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) on different life dimensions should be assessed multidimensionally and as sensitively as possible using a disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument. The development and psychometrics of the first such self-report questionnaire for children and adolescents after TBI are reported here. Focus group interviews with children, adolescents, and their parents, cognitive debriefing, item pool generation and reduction using Delphi expert panels were performed. The resulting version was psychometrically tested on 300 individuals aged 8–17 years. After item reduction based on factor analyses, differential item functioning, reliability, and validity were investigated. The final 35 items were associated with six scales (Cognition, Self, Daily Life and Autonomy, Social Relationships, Emotions, Physical Problems). Internal consistency and construct validity were satisfactory. Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) was significantly lower in older and in female participants, as well as those with cognitive disabilities, anxiety, depression and post-concussion symptoms, than in comparative groups. The new QOLIBRI-KID/ADO is a comprehensive, multidimensional, reliable, and valid instrument, comparable in content and items to the QOLIBRI adult version. Therefore, disease-specific HRQoL can now be measured across the lifespan and may support the amelioration of treatment, care, rehabilitation, and daily life of children and adolescents after TBI.
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Retorno al trabajo tras un traumatismo craneoencefálico
(2024) Setoáin Arias, Saioa; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientzien Fakultatea
Antecedentes: el traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) es una de las principales causas de discapacidad en personas de entre 18 y 35 años, esto es, entre personas que pueden estar en activo en el ámbito laboral. Las secuelas derivadas de la lesión dificultan el retorno al trabajo en estos pacientes y provocan consecuencias socioeconómicas a gran escala. En las últimas décadas se ha incrementado el interés por comprender cuántos pacientes retornan al trabajo tras un TCE y qué variables lo facilitan. Objetivo general: conocer la prevalencia y las características del retorno al trabajo en pacientes que han sufrido un TCE. Metodología: siguiendo las directrices PRISMA, se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en las bases de datos PubMed y Web of Science. Se analizaron los artículos científicos publicados en inglés y castellano en los últimos cinco años. Dieciséis estudios cumplieron los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, cuya calidad metodológica se evaluó según las directrices de Joanna Briggs Institute. Resultados: la prevalencia de retorno al trabajo al año se situó entre 83%-98% en TCE leve y entre 30%-40% en TCE moderado-severo. Los pacientes más jóvenes, con mayor nivel educativo, con empleo antes de la lesión, con menor severidad de TCE y menor carga de sintomatología obtuvieron mayores tasas de retorno. Conclusiones: el análisis del entorno de trabajo al que vuelven los pacientes y el uso y estudio de la rehabilitación vocacional son limitados en la literatura. Los profesionales de la psicología pueden avanzar en este campo y mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes.
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Sexual functioning, desire, and satisfaction in women with TBI and healthy controls
(Hindawi, 2015) Strizzi, Jenna; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Pappadis, Monique; Olivera, Silvia Leonor; Valdivia Tangarife, Edgar Ricardo; Fernandez Agis, Inmaculada; Perrin, Paul B.; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can substantially alter many areas of a person’s life and there has been little research published regarding sexual functioning in women with TBI. Methods. A total of 58 women (29 with TBI and 29 healthy controls) from Neiva, Colombia, participated. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in sociodemographic characteristics. All 58 women completed the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQoL), Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI), and the Sexual Satisfaction Index (ISS). Results. Women with TBI scored statistically significantly lower on the SQoL (𝑝 < 0.001), FSFI subscales of desire (𝑝 < 0.05), arousal (𝑝 < 0.05), lubrication (𝑝 < 0.05), orgasm (𝑝 < 0.05), and satisfaction (𝑝 < 0.05), and the ISS (𝑝 < 0.001) than healthy controls. Multiple linear regressions revealed that age was negatively associated with some sexuality measures, while months since the TBI incident were positively associated with these variables. Conclusion. These results disclose that women with TBI do not fare as well as controls in these measures of sexual functioning and were less sexually satisfied. Future research is required to further understand the impact of TBI on sexual function and satisfaction to inform for rehabilitation programs.
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Spain, the land of diversity
(Routledge, 2022) Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Goméz López, María Jesús; González Wongvalle, Isabel; Rivera, Diego; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
The aim of this chapter is to present relevant cultural aspects that a neuropsychologist should take into account in order to provide adequate service to Spanish patients and their families. In the first section, there is an introduction to the Spanish culture, which is linked to small case studies that reflect its relevance from a neuropsychological point of view. Spain is culturally complex, with different regions that maintain their own traditions and languages. For Spaniards, social relationships and family are so important that patients may prioritize some rehabilitation goals against others in order to recover their social functioning. Likewise, the complex relationship between languages and education is presented, as well as the educational and socioeconomic level of the country. In the second section, the importance of social relationships and the role of the family in the neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, as well as the context in which the patient lives, are explored closely through RJ case. Finally, the chapter ends with a summary of the most relevant ideas to consider when assessing a Spanish patient.
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Terapias para la rehabilitación de funciones ejecutivas ante eventos cerebrovasculares (ECV): una revisión sistematizada
(2023) Casado Aguilera, José María; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientzien Fakultatea
Introducción: los déficits de las funciones ejecutivas después de un evento cerebrovascular (ECV) son una de las secuelas más frecuentes e influyen de manera importante en las actividades de la vida diaria. Su rehabilitación resulta esencial para la reincorporación del paciente a su vida cotidiana, pero falta por establecer qué intervención resulta más eficaz. Objetivo: conocer las estrategias e intervenciones para la rehabilitación de las funciones ejecutivas en personas adultas que han sufrido un ECV. Métodos: se realizó una revisión sistematizada de artículos publicados entre 2018 a 2022 en la base de datos Web of Science. Los estudios elegibles debían contener terapias dirigidas a la rehabilitación de las funciones ejecutivas en personas mayores de 18 años que habían sufrido un ECV, publicados en español o inglés y disponibles en la biblioteca de la Universidad Pública de Navarra. Para garantizar su evidencia científica se usó la metodología de K. Cicerone. Resultados: 14 artículos cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, siendo tres con evidencia deficiente, uno de evidencia buena y diez ensayos controlados aleatorizados. Las terapias que se consideran altamente recomendables son las que utilizan estrategias duales cognitivas/motoras en soporte informático. Conclusiones: las terapias con evidencia muy buena y altamente recomendables son las tareas duales motoras /cognitivas. Le siguen, con evidencia buena, las terapias que emplean entrenamiento cognitivo específico para las funciones ejecutivas y, finalmente, con evidencia buena, pero a usar con precaución, las terapias combinan entrenamiento cognitivo con otra técnica (p. ej. transcraneal o acupuntura).
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Treatment effectiveness for male intimate partner violence perpetrators depending on problematic alcohol use
(Elsevier, 2022) Siria Mendaza, Sandra; Fernández-Montalvo, Javier; Echauri, José Antonio; Azkárate, Juana; Martínez, María; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Rivera, Diego; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
Background: Problematic alcohol use (PAU) is highly correlated with intimate partner violence perpetration (IPV). However, when treatments for male IPV perpetrators that address alcohol consumption are evaluated, the results are varied. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to assess the differential long-term effectiveness of a standard individual treatment programme for male IPV perpetrators depending on the presence of PAU. Methods: The sample was composed of 641 male IPV perpetrators who completed a specialized individual treatment programme for gender violence perpetrators. All of the participants were followed for one year after treatment completion. Results: The effects of PAU on treatment success were evaluated by means of multiple logistic regression analyses. The full model was reliable (χ2 = 10.243; df = 3; p = .016), and overall, 88.8% of the predictions were accurate. The findings indicated that the probability of successful treatment does not depend on the presence of PAU. Conclusions: The relationship between IPV perpetration and PAU is highly complex, and several underlying mechanisms should be further evaluated. Accordingly, interventions should not only screen for alcohol consumption but also for all individual characteristics that might necessitate tailored treatment.