Development of a version of the self-ordered pointing task: a working memory task for Brazilian preschoolers

Sallum, Isabela; Mata, Fernanda; Cheib, Nathália Falcone; Mathias, Charles W.; Miranda, Débora Marques de; Malloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes

doi:10.1080/13854046.2016.1275818

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“…Their cross-sectional data at ages 3, 6, and 9 years showed that their novel task and analytic methods could indeed distinguish the subtle difficulties of an at-risk population that would likely be missed had there only been reliance on standard neuropsychological measurements. Miranda and Malloy-Diniz (2017) continue an example set by colleagues in the pediatric neuropsychological community, albeit too rarely. As described in 'Development of a Version of the Self-ordered pointing Task: A Working Memory Task for Brazilian Preschoolers, ' the authors lacking a test with appropriate methods, validity, or normative data for their preschool population in Brazil took the initiative to develop a measure of working memory known to facilitate examination of frontostriatal circuit function.…”

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Preschoolers: not just very young children

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2017

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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Pediatric neuropsychologists are keenly aware through their didactic education and experiential background that principles and procedures related to adult onset brain disease and disorder are often misapplied to children. The adage 'children are not just small adults' captures this sentiment succinctly. Also increasing is recognition that procedures, interpretive rules, and algorithms applied to the evaluation of brain function in school-aged children do not translate optimally to preschoolers who have an even more immature brain (Baron & Anderson, 2012). Thus, another tenet deserving of instantiation is 'preschoolers are not just very young children. 'This special issue was conceived as a broad-based forum for the dissemination of current and original research and commentary to highlight the range of advances being made regarding brain development and preschooler neuropsychological functioning. The only thematic directive to authors was that there should be an emphasis on children aged between 2 and 6 years. This is a maturational period that encompasses dynamic gains in brain growth and connectivity, and when subtle to profoundly adverse medical and psychological outcomes result when circumstances alter the typical trajectory. Communication was encouraged through a review of the literature, case presentation, critique of theory or methods, novel experimental paradigms, or report of application of rehabilitative intervention.The preschool years are highly instructive about early brain development and the maturation of emergent intellectual, neuropsychological, and behavioral functions. Yet, the effects of adverse health circumstances were long understudied by pediatric neuropsychologists who mostly investigated and evaluated children of school age or older, rarely preschoolers (Baron & Leonberger, 2012). This omission was fostered by a limited exposure to preschoolers in training and practice settings, a tendency for referral sources to rely on non-neuropsychologists for neurodevelopmental evaluation, few neuropsychological publications that informed about brain-behavioral function in preschoolers, and scarce age-appropriate tests and normative data. Consequently, neuropsychological knowledge about these formative years and the early neuropsychological trajectory associated with either normal or atypical brain development lagged. Challenges that further contributed to the gap in understanding developmental course included that present and future biophysiological, medical, epigenetic, psychological, social-emotional, cultural, and socioenvironmental influences will © 2017 informa uK limited, trading as Taylor & Francis group CONTACT ida sue Baron

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Assessment Tools for Executive Function and Adaptive Function Following Brain Pathology Among Children in Developing Country Contexts: a Scoping Review of Current Tools

Kusi-Mensah

Nuamah²,

Wemakor

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Neuropsychol Rev

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Several tools have been developed to assess executive function (EFs) and adaptive functioning, although in mainly Western populations. Information on tools for low-and-middle-income country children is scanty. A scoping review of such instruments was therefore undertaken.We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis- Scoping Review extension (PRISMA-ScR) checklist (Tricco et al., in Annals of Internal Medicine 169(7), 467–473, 2018). A search was made for primary research papers of all study designs that focused on development or adaptation of EF or adaptive function tools in low-and-middle-income countries, published between 1st January 1894 to 15th September 2020. 14 bibliographic databases were searched, including several non-English databases and the data were independently charted by at least 2 reviewers.The search strategy identified 5675 eligible abstracts, which was pruned down to 570 full text articles. These full-text articles were then manually screened for eligibility with 51 being eligible. 41 unique tools coming in 49 versions were reviewed. Of these, the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF- multiple versions), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Go/No-go and the Rey-Osterrieth complex figure (ROCF) had the most validations undertaken for EF tests. For adaptive functions, the tools with the most validation studies were the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (VABS- multiple versions) and the Child Function Impairment Rating Scale (CFIRS- first edition).There is a fair assortment of tests available that have either been developed or adapted for use among children in developing countries but with limited range of validation studies. However, their psychometric adequacy for this population was beyond the scope of this paper.

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A Systematic Review of the Validity and Reliability of Assessment Tools for Executive Function and Adaptive Function Following Brain Pathology among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Kusi-Mensah

Nuamah²,

Wemakor

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Neuropsychol Rev

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Minimal but increasing number of assessment instruments for Executive functions (EFs) and adaptive functioning (AF) have either been developed for or adapted and validated for use among children in low and middle income countries (LAMICs). However, the suitability of these tools for this context is unclear. A systematic review of such instruments was thus undertaken. The Systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist (Liberati et al., in BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 339, 2009). A search was made for primary research papers reporting psychometric properties for development or adaptation of either EF or AF tools among children in LAMICs, with no date or language restrictions. 14 bibliographic databases were searched, including grey literature. Risk of bias assessment was done following the COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) guidelines (Mokkink et al., in Quality of Life Research,63, 32, 2014). For EF, the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF- multiple versions), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Go/No-go and the Rey-Osterrieth complex figure (ROCF) were the most rigorously validated. For AFs, the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (VABS- multiple versions) and the Child Function Impairment Rating Scale (CFIRS- first edition) were most validated. Most of these tools showed adequate internal consistency and structural validity. However, none of these tools showed acceptable quality of evidence for sufficient psychometric properties across all the measured domains, particularly so for content validity and cross-cultural validity in LAMICs. There is a great need for adequate adaptation of the most popular EF and AF instruments, or alternatively the development of purpose-made instruments for assessing children in LAMICs.Systematic Review Registration numbers: CRD42020202190 (EF tools systematic review) and CRD42020203968 (AF tools systematic review) registered on PROSPERO website (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/).

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Development of a version of the self-ordered pointing task: a working memory task for Brazilian preschoolers

Abstract: Taken together, this study provides initial normative and validation data for the SOPT, but further validation studies are needed.

Cited by 8 publications

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Preschoolers: not just very young children

Preschoolers: not just very young children

Assessment Tools for Executive Function and Adaptive Function Following Brain Pathology Among Children in Developing Country Contexts: a Scoping Review of Current Tools

A Systematic Review of the Validity and Reliability of Assessment Tools for Executive Function and Adaptive Function Following Brain Pathology among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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