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{"title":"Treatment of verb tense inflection and sentence production in Persian individuals with agrammatism.","authors":"Vahid Valinejad, Azar Mehri, Ahmadreza Khatoonabadi, Ali Darzi, Elena Barbieri, Ehsan Shekari, Arash Zare Sadeghi, Mohsen Shati, Seyed Amir Hasan Habibi, Mostafa Almasi-Dooghaee","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2297085","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2297085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Production of verb morphology, especially tense inflection, is usually impaired in individuals with agrammatism. There have been relatively few studies on treatment of verb tense inflection in agrammatic aphasia. In this study we adapted ACTION (a linguistically motivated treatment) to Persian language, to treat the production of regular and irregular verbs separately in sentence context. A single-subject multiple-baseline across behaviors design was used to establish the treatment effect. Using a non-probable convenience sampling, four Persian agrammatic patients with Broca's aphasia resulting from cerebrovascular accident (CVA) were recruited for this study. Two participants received treatment first for regular verbs (Phase 1, 4 weeks), and then for irregular verbs (Phase 2, 4 weeks). The other two participants received treatment in reverse order. In the final phase of treatment (Phase 3, 4 weeks), all 4 participants underwent a sentence construction treatment. All participants showed improvement in the production of trained tenses. Treatment also generalized to production of untrained regular verbs while generalization to irregular verbs was modest. Furthermore, improvement was found on narrative scores (e.g. MLU) after treatment. These findings suggest that Persian individuals with agrammatism could be trained to correctly apply temporal information to verb inflection in elicited speech.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1612-1626"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139405169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Turkish adaptation, reliability, and validity of the detection test for language impairments in adults and the aged.","authors":"Fenise Selin Karalı, Elif İkbal Eskioğlu, Samet Tosun, Nilgün Çınar, Joël Macoir","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2301393","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2301393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is no quick, valid, and reliable screening tool in Turkish that can be used for screening language disorders associated with major neurocognitive disorders (MND). To fill this gap, we designed three distinct studies. In the first study, we adapted the Detection Test for Language Impairments in Adults and the Aged into the Turkish language (DTLA-Tr). In the second study, we collected data from 175 Turkish individuals to determine the normative data of the DTLA-Tr. In the last study, we investigated the psychometric properties of the DLTA-Tr by comparing 17 healthy individuals with 17 patients with Alzheimer's disease and determining its test-retest reliability. As a result of Study 1, the DTLA was adapted to the Turkish adult population. In Study 2, the normative data of the DTLA-Tr were provided. The results of this study indicated a positive correlation between educational level and DTLA-Tr total score. The results of Study 3 showed that the DTLA-Tr has high predictive validity and good test-retest reliability. The DTLA-Tr is a valid and reliable tool for assessing language abilities in both adults and the elderly. The findings of this study have significant implications for the evaluation of language in Turkish-speaking patients with MND.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1662-1669"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sleep quality and executive function in a diverse sample of healthy young adults.","authors":"Maria M Parrilla, Rella J Kautiainen, Tricia Z King","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2297299","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2297299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies examine the relationship between sleep and executive function in diverse samples of young adults. Our research aims to fill this gap by analyzing how self-reported sleep quality is related to informant-rated executive function as a whole and its working memory component in a diverse sample of 29 healthy college students. Using the self-report measure, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), we divided our sample into two groups based on cutoff criteria (score ≥5: poor sleep): good sleep quality (<i>n</i> = 11) and poor sleep quality (<i>n</i> = 18). Participants were on average 20.86 years old. Informants rated participants' executive functioning and working memory using the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe) and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). Individuals in the poor sleep quality group were reported as having significantly worse executive function and working memory scores. Young adult college students who report less than 7 hours of sleep per night have lower scores on informant measures of working memory and executive function. This study raises awareness about how self-reported sleep experiences are related to other's observation of cognitive abilities in everyday life in a diverse young adult sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1634-1642"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139089358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-perceived stigma in Parkinson's Disease in an online sample: Comparison with in-person sample, role of anxiety, and relative utility of four measures of stigma perception.","authors":"Bridget A Logan, Sandy Neargarder, Shraddha B Kinger, Amie K Larum, Robert D Salazar, Alice Cronin-Golomb","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2024.2321578","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2024.2321578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Persons with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) experience motor and non-motor symptoms that may elicit stigmatization. We investigated whether online assessment would replicate in-person findings of younger age and depression as predictors of stigma perception. We further assessed the predictive value of anxiety, and compared predictors across four stigma measures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The online study (<i>n</i> = 347), like the earlier in-person study (<i>n</i> = 362), used the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire stigma subscale (PDQ-39_stigma). It also assessed anxiety and added the Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI), Stigmatization Scale, and Mental Health Consumers' Experience of Stigma Scale. We correlated stigma perception scores with demographic/clinical characteristics and conducted hierarchical regression and mediation analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Online and in-person predictors of stigma perception with the PDQ-39_stigma included younger age (men) and depression (men, women). Depression mediated the relation between stigma perception and motor experiences of daily living (EDLs). In the online sample, when anxiety was added, it predicted stigma perception (PDQ-39_stigma, SSCI) and mediated the relation between stigma and both motor and non-motor EDLs (PDQ-39_stigma). For all four stigma-perception scales, younger age predicted scores. Multiple additional predictors of PDQ-39_stigma and SSCI scores suggest their utility relative to the other two scales. <i>Conclusions</i>: Younger age and depression predicted self-perceived stigma in online and in-person samples, indicating the cross-modal utility of the measure, PDQ-39_stigma. In the online sample, anxiety also predicted stigma perception per the PDQ-39_stigma and SSCI. We recommend both measures and note that treating depression and anxiety may be important especially in younger PwPD to reduce self-perceived stigma.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1767-1776"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140040864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Scale Assessment of Executive Functions-Adult (SAEF-A): Construction of a valid ecological instrument.","authors":"Farah El Houari, Ibtissam El Harch, Abdelkrim Janati Idrissi, Samira El Fakir, Benaissa Zarhbouch, Zouhayr Souirti","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2299916","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2299916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to validate the SAEF-A (Scale Assessment Of Executive Functions-Adult) test, a new instrument for measuring executive functions in adults.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The study participants are residents of Fez-Meknes over 18 years old. Two groups were enrolled: people with epilepsy and a healthy group. We constructed the tests in all three Moroccan languages: Darija, Tamazight, and Arabic. We validated the SAEF-A test according to Bernaud's instructions compared to the BRIEF-A test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Alpha Cronbach and Split Half were 92% and 88%, respectively. Exploratory research results highlight five facets of perceived value. Significant convergent validation existed between the BRIEF-A subscales and the SAEF-A scale. The results show that the people with epilepsy sample can be discriminated from the healthy ones in all dimensions, except planning, with a minor difference.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results provide good reliability and validity for the SAEF-A. It will be helpful in studies of Moroccan adults and other people.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1654-1661"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139089359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Symptom attribution is a stronger predictor of PVT-failure than symptom endorsement in treatment-seeking Veterans with remote mTBI history: A pilot study.","authors":"Adan F Ton Loy, Jeong-Eun Lee, George Asimakopoulos, McKenna S Sakamoto, Victoria C Merritt","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2293979","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2293979","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine relationships between performance validity testing (PVT), neurobehavioral symptom endorsement, and symptom attribution in Veterans with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants included treatment-seeking Veterans (n = 37) with remote mTBI histories who underwent a neuropsychological assessment and completed a modified version of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) to assess symptom endorsement and symptom attribution (the latter evaluated by having Veterans indicate whether they believed each NSI symptom was caused by their mTBI). Veterans were divided into two subgroups, PVT-Valid (n = 25) and PVT-Invalid (n = 12).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Independent samples t-tests showed that two of five symptom endorsement variables and all five symptom attribution variables were significantly different between PVT groups (PVT-Invalid > PVT-Valid; Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.67-1.02). Logistic regression analyses adjusting for PTSD symptoms showed that symptom endorsement (Nagelkerke's <i>R²</i> = .233) and symptom attribution (Nagelkerke's <i>R²</i> = .279) significantly distinguished between PVT groups. According to the Wald criterion, greater symptom endorsement (OR = 1.09) and higher attribution of symptoms to mTBI (OR = 1.21) each reliably predicted PVT-failure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While both symptom endorsement and symptom attribution were significantly associated with PVT-failure, our preliminary results suggest that symptom attribution is a stronger predictor of PVT-failure. Results highlight the importance of assessing symptom attribution to mTBI in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1606-1611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138809104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of adding attention training to naming treatment for individuals with aphasia.","authors":"Amin Modarres Zadeh, Azar Mehri, Laura L Murray, Vahid Nejati, Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2024.2315555","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2024.2315555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Given the ever-increasing evidence for the co-occurrence of attention impairments and language disorders in chronic aphasia, this study aimed to compare the effects of two naming treatment programs, one with and one without attention training components, on the naming performance of participants with aphasia.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a single-subject crossover study in which six people with chronic aphasia and different degrees of naming and attention impairments participated. Two treatment programs were implemented for each participant, with the sequence of the treatments with crossover design. Each program consisted of 12 treatment sessions plus pre- and post-treatment assessment sessions (15 weeks for each participant). The visual analysis and WEighted STatistics methods were employed for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on visual analysis, both treatments improved in comparison to the baseline phase. Statistical analysis revealed that the number of participants with significant naming improvement following combined program (5 participants) was larger than the number of participants showing improvement following completion of the single, program.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although integrating attention training into a conventional treatment for anomia can increase the effect of treatment on naming ability, more studies are required to clarify the role of attention in remediating naming impairments in aphasia.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1751-1765"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trajectories of healthy aging and their association with prodromal parkinson disease: The HELIAD study.","authors":"Viktor Gkotzamanis, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Mary Yannakoulia, Maria Maraki, Mary Kosmidis, Efthimios Dardiotis, Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, Paraskevi Sakka, Eva Ntanasi, Eirini Mamalaki, Nikolaos Scarmeas","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2289548","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2289548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of prodromal PD (pPD) with trajectories of healthy aging, according to its latest definition by the WHO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a sample of 1,226 older adults (704 women), PD diagnosis was reached through standard clinical research procedures. Probability of pPD was calculated according to the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society's research criteria for PD-free participants. A healthy aging metric was introduced using an item response theory approach (IRT) based on information from validated questionnaires assessing functionality. Four trajectories of healthy aging were created based on whether the healthy aging status of participants was above or below the median at baseline and follow up: High-High, High-Low, Low-High and Low-Low.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>34.3% belonged to the High-High group, 15.7% to the High-Low, 18.6% to the Low-High and 31.4% to the Low-Low group. Participants with possible/probable pPD were 78% less likely to belong in High-High trajectory of healthy aging as compared to those without pPD (OR = 0.22, 95%CI 0.06-0.79, <i>p</i>-value = 0,02).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest an inverse association of pPD probability with healthy aging among older adults; Further research is needed to investigate the clinical implications of this association.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1557-1564"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138483413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The mediation effect of treatment fatigue in the association between memory and health-related quality of life in men with HIV who have sex with men.","authors":"C Alcocer-Bruno, R Ferrer-Cascales, N Ruiz-Robledillo, V Clement-Carbonell","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2298375","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2023.2298375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Approximately half of all adults living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) experience cognitive alterations related to difficulties in treatment adherence and, therefore, to a significant decrease in quality of life. In this sense, new studies are needed to identify potential mediators related to treatment in this association, such as treatment fatigue. This fact is especially important in at specific groups of individuals with HIV, namely men with HIV who have sex with men (MSM). The objective of this study was to analyze the association between cognitive functioning, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), and treatment fatigue in MSM with HIV. A cross-sectional study was developed with a sample of 70 MSM, from the Infectious Diseases Unit of the General University Hospital of Alicante (Spain). Participants completed questionnaires related to sociodemographic data, HRQoL, and treatment fatigue in an initial phase; in a second phase, they were administered a computerized cognitive evaluation. Our results demonstrate a significant relationship between a lower cognitive performance in the memory domain and worse HRQoL. Mediation analysis has revealed the total mediation effect of treatment fatigue, specifically, the treatment cynicism domain, on this relationship. This mediation effect remained significant after controlling the sociodemographic and clinical HIV-related variables in the model. No significant mediation effects of the rest of evaluated cognitive domains (attention, perception, reasoning, or coordination) were found in this relationship. The results of this study highlight how MSM with a significant deterioration of memory are at greater risk of developing high levels of treatment fatigue, and, therefore, a lower adherence to the same and a significant deterioration in their HRQoL.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1643-1653"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139038198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building Resilience and Improving Neurocognition (BRAIN): Feasibility and acceptability of a novel, multimodal telehealth cognitive rehabilitation intervention.","authors":"Liat Hoffman, Brandon T Stewart, Kylie E Courtwright, Megan L Callahan","doi":"10.1080/23279095.2024.2302044","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23279095.2024.2302044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Cognitive deficits can impact daily functioning, general health, and psychological functioning. Multimodal group rehabilitation interventions designed for telehealth administration can optimally provide access and essential services for those who would otherwise not seek these services. We conducted a quality improvement project examining the feasibility and acceptability of Building Resilience and Improving Neurocognition (BRAIN), an eight-week multimodal telehealth cognitive rehabilitation group.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were veterans referred to a VA neuropsychology clinic for group cognitive rehabilitation. Self-report measures were used to collect information about general health, cognitive, and psychological concerns pre- and post-intervention. Twenty-two veterans with cognitive concerns pertaining to psychosocial factors or neurocognitive disorders completed pre- and post-intervention outcome measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Paired samples <i>t</i>-tests evaluated whether BRAIN improved self-reported emotional and functional status based on five self-report measures: MSNQ, WHODAS 2.0, PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PCL-5. Results showed clinically significant reductions on the MSNQ, PHQ-9 and PCL-5, with moderate effect sizes. On the MSNQ, participants endorsed decreased symptom severity on items associated with distractibility, slowed problem solving, requiring reminders, and difficulty multitasking.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results indicate that BRAIN holds promise as a telehealth cognitive rehabilitation group intervention for reducing subjective cognitive concerns and symptoms of depression and PTSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":51308,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology-Adult","volume":" ","pages":"1670-1677"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139565192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}