Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery

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Autor(a) principal: Bertola, Laiss
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Malloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/acp/article/view/148059
Resumo: Background: Semantic memory is a cultural influenced cognitive domain that is responsible for our knowledge about words and the world. Semantic Memory Battery (BAMS) is a new battery that evaluate semantic memory based on a compendium of tasks, including verbal fluency, naming, conceptualization, categorization, general questions, and word definitions, and was designed to consider cultural aspects. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the BAMS psychometrics structure comprising classical and modern analysis, and also evaluate a clinical subdivision of the battery. Methods: 114 Brazilian cognitively healthy older adults BAMS performance provided data for psychometric analysis using validity tests, item response theory analysis and confirmatory factor analysis for goodness-of-fit measures. Results: BAMS results revealed good validity and good-fit measures in each subtest, total score (X2 = 20.684, p = 0.110) and a hierarchical structure with clinical subdivision of the battery (X2 = 20.089, p = 0.093). Discussion: BAMS is a new compendium of tasks that evaluate distinct aspects of semantic memory and can clinically consider the impact of executive function. This battery evaluates verbal fluency, naming, conceptualization, categorization, general knowledge and word definitions. The BAMS has clinical importance once semantic memory is mostly influenced by culture and language, and there is an absence of broadly semantic memory tests in our scenario, especially with older adults that can have a pathological aging condition that affects primarily or secondarily this domain.
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spelling Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory batterySemantic memoryolder adultspsychometricsneuropsychological test Background: Semantic memory is a cultural influenced cognitive domain that is responsible for our knowledge about words and the world. Semantic Memory Battery (BAMS) is a new battery that evaluate semantic memory based on a compendium of tasks, including verbal fluency, naming, conceptualization, categorization, general questions, and word definitions, and was designed to consider cultural aspects. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the BAMS psychometrics structure comprising classical and modern analysis, and also evaluate a clinical subdivision of the battery. Methods: 114 Brazilian cognitively healthy older adults BAMS performance provided data for psychometric analysis using validity tests, item response theory analysis and confirmatory factor analysis for goodness-of-fit measures. Results: BAMS results revealed good validity and good-fit measures in each subtest, total score (X2 = 20.684, p = 0.110) and a hierarchical structure with clinical subdivision of the battery (X2 = 20.089, p = 0.093). Discussion: BAMS is a new compendium of tasks that evaluate distinct aspects of semantic memory and can clinically consider the impact of executive function. This battery evaluates verbal fluency, naming, conceptualization, categorization, general knowledge and word definitions. The BAMS has clinical importance once semantic memory is mostly influenced by culture and language, and there is an absence of broadly semantic memory tests in our scenario, especially with older adults that can have a pathological aging condition that affects primarily or secondarily this domain.Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Instituto de Psiquiatria2018-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/acp/article/view/14805910.1590/0101-60830000000152Archives of Clinical Psychiatry; v. 45 n. 2 (2018); 33-37Archives of Clinical Psychiatry; Vol. 45 No. 2 (2018); 33-37Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica; Vol. 45 Núm. 2 (2018); 33-371806-938X0101-6083reponame:Archives of Clinical Psychiatryinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/acp/article/view/148059/141634Copyright (c) 2018 Archives of Clinical Psychiatryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBertola, LaissMalloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes2018-07-12T13:43:42Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/148059Revistahttp://www.hcnet.usp.br/ipq/revista/index.htmlPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||archives@usp.br1806-938X0101-6083opendoar:2018-07-12T13:43:42Archives of Clinical Psychiatry - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
title Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
spellingShingle Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
Bertola, Laiss
Semantic memory
older adults
psychometrics
neuropsychological test
title_short Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
title_full Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
title_fullStr Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
title_full_unstemmed Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
title_sort Assessing knowledge: psychometric properties of the BAMS semantic memory battery
author Bertola, Laiss
author_facet Bertola, Laiss
Malloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes
author_role author
author2 Malloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bertola, Laiss
Malloy-Diniz, Leandro Fernandes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Semantic memory
older adults
psychometrics
neuropsychological test
topic Semantic memory
older adults
psychometrics
neuropsychological test
description Background: Semantic memory is a cultural influenced cognitive domain that is responsible for our knowledge about words and the world. Semantic Memory Battery (BAMS) is a new battery that evaluate semantic memory based on a compendium of tasks, including verbal fluency, naming, conceptualization, categorization, general questions, and word definitions, and was designed to consider cultural aspects. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the BAMS psychometrics structure comprising classical and modern analysis, and also evaluate a clinical subdivision of the battery. Methods: 114 Brazilian cognitively healthy older adults BAMS performance provided data for psychometric analysis using validity tests, item response theory analysis and confirmatory factor analysis for goodness-of-fit measures. Results: BAMS results revealed good validity and good-fit measures in each subtest, total score (X2 = 20.684, p = 0.110) and a hierarchical structure with clinical subdivision of the battery (X2 = 20.089, p = 0.093). Discussion: BAMS is a new compendium of tasks that evaluate distinct aspects of semantic memory and can clinically consider the impact of executive function. This battery evaluates verbal fluency, naming, conceptualization, categorization, general knowledge and word definitions. The BAMS has clinical importance once semantic memory is mostly influenced by culture and language, and there is an absence of broadly semantic memory tests in our scenario, especially with older adults that can have a pathological aging condition that affects primarily or secondarily this domain.
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