- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Literacy and Educational Practices
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Medical research and treatments
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Health, Education, and Physical Culture
- Nursing care and research
- Educational methodologies and cognitive development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
Universidad del Norte
2013-2025
Servicio Aragonés de Salud
2022
University of the Coast
2022
Washington State University
2013
Objective: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Barranquilla, Colombia.Participants/methods: Thirty-one TBI and 61 healthy controls completed the SF-36, a self-report HRQoL measure composed eight component areas: physical health problems, pain, role limitations due to problems or emotional well-being, social functioning, energy/fatigue general perceptions.Results: The samples were statistically similar respect age, gender education...
To determine which factors are highly associated with burden and depression in a group of caregivers persons Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Colombia, South America.Prospective.Fifty-one pairs individuals TBI their from two major cities Colombia completed comprehensive psychosocial evaluation that included information related to patient caregiver sociodemographic factors, estimation neurobehavioral functioning.Caregiver (Zarit Burden Interview) (PHQ-9).Generalized linear models revealed...
The number of computerized and reliable performance validity tests are scarce. This study aims to address this issue by validating a free test: the Coin in Hand–Extended Version (CIH-EV). CIH-EV test was administered four countries (Colombia, Spain, Portugal, United States) compared with other commonly used validated tests. Results showed that has at least 95% specificity 62% sensitivity, highly correlated scores on Test Memory Malingering, Victoria Symptom Validity Test, Digit Span Wechsler...
We compared the performance of children with ADHD and typically developing on two temporal tasks, a bisection task reproduction task, in auditory visual modalities. Children presented larger variability when performing tasks. Moreover, they overestimated durations tasks underproduced duration intervals task. In context pacemaker-accumulator model, these results suggest that deficits might result from dysfunction switch and/or memory impairment.
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) present a deficit in inhibitory control. Still, it remains unclear whether comes from reactive inhibition (ability to stop the action progress), proactive exert preparatory control), or both.We compared performance of 39 children ADHD and 42 typically developing performing Simon choice reaction time task. The task is conflict that well-adapted dissociate inhibition. Beyond classical global measures (mean time, accuracy rate,...
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence brain injury (BI) and its relationship cognitive psychological outcomes in women survivors intimate partner violence (IPV) Colombia, South America.Women's shelters organizations Barranquilla, Colombia.Seventy from city who experienced any form IPV.Cross-sectional, retrospective.Participants were administered computerized EMBRACED neuropsychological battery learning, working long-term memory, flexibility, processing speed. Participants also...
Abstract Contact with sexually diverse people predicts attitude transformation towards the whole group membership (i.e., primary transfer effect) and may potentially generalize to other memberships The secondary effect). However, effect of contact extend beyond this known attitudinal transformation, comprising also cognitive growth likely impact types psychological outcomes or Tertiary Transfer Effect (TTE). This study used a cross‐sectional design convenient sample respondents gay ( N =...
Previous studies have reported that the majority of women who suffer physical injuries related to intimate partner violence (IPV) been injured in head, neck, and/or face. No provided detailed information on suffered by Colombian abused women, and therefore types injuries, where body they inflicted associated symptoms experienced are victims IPV remain unknown context. This study aims describe patterns among female Colombia, as well demographic nondemographic factors. We used reports gathered...
Objetivo: La conciencia fonológica es una habilidad metalingüística que permite acceder a la estructura de lengua oral mediante el reconocimiento y manipulación los elementos fonológicos del habla. Diversos estudios han sustentado importancia estimular las habilidades en niños preescolares, con fin mejorar adquisición lectora. Sin embargo, programas estimulación reportados literatura sido creados para etapa escolar. El objetivo presente estudio evaluar utilidad programa sensibilidad rima...
The objective of this study was to determine the moderating effect cognitive impairment (CI) on usefulness generation improve learning and memory in Hispanics with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Sixty-one Hispanic individuals TBI (29 without CI, 22 mild moderate 10 severe CI) 44 healthy controls (HC) were required remember last word each 32 sentences. Target words presented a self-generated provided condition. Recall recognition examined immediately, after 30 minutes, at one week. Individuals...
Objective: The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a widely used measure of confrontation naming ability that has been criticized for its questionable construct validity non-English speakers. This study investigated item difficulty and the Spanish version BNT to assess cultural linguistic impact on performance. Methods: Subjects were 1298 healthy speaking adults from Colombia. They administered 60- 15-item BNT. A Rasch analysis was computed dimensionality, hierarchy, targeting, reliability, fit....
Objetivo: Determinar si existe una relación entre la percepción que tiene el cuidador de los síntomas presentan pacientes con traumatismos craneoencefálicos (TCE) y su salud mental.<br />Participantes: Se entrevistó a 50 cuidadores individuos TCE ciudad Barranquilla, Colombia, quienes se les aplicó escala satisfacción vida, versión en español del Patient Health Questionary-9, sobrecarga Zarit, autoestima Rosenberg, inventario ansiedad estado-rasgo un cuestionario 22 preguntas evaluó...
More individuals are living with traumatic brain injury due to medical and technological advancements. Consequently, family researchers clinicians will likely work families facing this type of injury. It is important examine how members’ perceptions challenges associated influence their outcomes whether experience difficulties when members have differing perceptions. Results hierarchical linear modeling analyses showed that survivors’ caregivers’ satisfaction life was negatively influenced...