实际判断的测试 (TOP-J):在一个社区老年人样本中构建,标准和增量有效性
Yana Suchy1, Austin Simpson2, Michelle Gereau Mora1
1Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
概括
实用判断力测试 (TOP-J/9) 显示了足够的可靠性,并预测了老年人的日常功能. 删除两个项目改善了它与执行职能和日常任务预测的关系.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 神经心理学 神经心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 实用判断力测试 (TOP-J) 评估执行功能 (EF) 并预测老年人的日常功能.
- 以前对TOP-J的验证研究已经产生了不一致的结果.
- 9项版本 (TOP-J/9) 需要进一步的心理测量评估.
研究的目的:
- 检查TOP-J/9.9的可靠性和构造,标准和增量有效性.
- 评估TOP-J/9在老年人中预测日常生活工具活动 (IADLs) 的能力.
- 探索对TOP-J进行修改以增强其心理测量特性.
主要方法:
- 95名居住在社区的老年人 (60-85岁) 完成了TOP-J/9.
- 参与者通过自我报告,实验室任务和家庭任务对EF,全球认知和IADL进行了评估.
- 分析了IADL的内部一致性,与认知指标的相关性以及IADL的预测有效性.
主要成果:
- TOP-J/9表现出足够的内部一致性 (α=0.73).
- TOP-J/9分数与全球认知和EF相关,尽管EF相关性在控制下级过程后减少.
- TOP-J/9 评分预测了基于家庭的 IADL,但不是自我报告或基于实验室的 IADL,并且没有逐步预测超出其他认知措施的基于家庭的 IADL.
- 一个没有两个社会/道德项目的修改后的TOP-J显示了与EF的关系有所改善,并独特地预测了基于家庭的IADL.
结论:
- TOP-J/9主要反映的是全球认知状态,而不是特定的EF.
- TOP-J/9显示了对现实世界的运作的一些预测有效性,但并非超越其他认知措施的独特性.
- 删除两个社会/道德判断项可能会提高TOP-J对EF和IADL的心理测量实用性和预测能力.
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