Normative data for ten neuropsychological tests for the Guatemalan pediatric population updated to account for vulnerability

Ibáñez Alfonso, Joaquín A.; Company-Córdoba, Rosalba; Cadena, Claudia de la; Simpson, Ian C.; Rivera, Diego; Sianes, Antonio

Normative data for ten neuropsychological tests for the Guatemalan pediatric population updated to account for vulnerability

dc.contributor.author	Ibáñez Alfonso, Joaquín A.
dc.contributor.author	Company-Córdoba, Rosalba
dc.contributor.author	Cadena, Claudia de la
dc.contributor.author	Simpson, Ian C.
dc.contributor.author	Rivera, Diego
dc.contributor.author	Sianes, Antonio
dc.contributor.department	Ciencias de la Salud	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Osasun Zientziak	eu
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-12T08:17:15Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-12T08:17:15Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description.abstract	The Guatemalan pediatric population is affected by a high incidence of poverty and violence. The previous literature showed that these experiences may ultimately impact cognitive performance. The aim of this article is to update the standardized scores for ten neuropsychological tests commonly used in Guatemala considering vulnerability. A total of 347 healthy children and adolescents from 6 to 17 years of age (M = 10.83, SD = 3) were assessed, controlling for intelligence, mental health and neuropsychological history. The standard scores were created using multiple linear regression and standard deviations from residual values. The predictors included were the following: Age, age squared (age2), mean parental education (MPE), mean parental education squared (MPE2), gender, and vulnerability, as well as their interaction. The vulnerability status was significant in the scores for language, attention and executive functions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that includes the condition of vulnerability in the calculation of neuropsychological standard scores. The utility of this update is to help in the early detection of special needs in this disadvantaged population, promoting more accurate interventions in order to alleviate the negative effects that living in vulnerable conditions has on children and adolescents.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	This research was funded by the Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo, Junta de Andalucía Goverment (Spain), under the project 'Estatus socioeconómico y desarrollo cognitivo en la infancia y la adolescencia: herramientas de evaluación innovadoras para poblaciones vulnerables. El caso de Guatemala', grant number 0INN007/2017, and by the Universidad Loyola Andalucía funds.	en
dc.format.extent	15 p.
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dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/brainsci11070842
dc.identifier.issn	2076-3425
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/41738
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	MDPI	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Brain Sciences, 11 (7), 842	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070842
dc.rights	© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.	en
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dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Cognitive assessment	en
dc.subject	Neuropsychology	en
dc.subject	Vulnerability	en
dc.subject	Development	en
dc.subject	Cross-cultural standardization	en
dc.subject	2030 Agenda	en
dc.subject	Normative data	en
dc.subject	Disadvantaged	en
dc.title	Normative data for ten neuropsychological tests for the Guatemalan pediatric population updated to account for vulnerability	en
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