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The validity and reliability of the Test of Memory Strategies among Italian healthy adults.
Vaccaro, Maria Grazia; Liuzza, Marco Tullio; Pastore, Massimiliano; Paúl, Nuria; Yubero, Raquel; Quattrone, Andrea; Antonucci, Gabriella; Gambardella, Antonio; Maestú, Fernando.
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  • Vaccaro MG; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italia.
  • Liuzza MT; Neuroscience Center, "Magna Græcia" University, Catanzaro, Italy, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italia.
  • Pastore M; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italia.
  • Paúl N; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Padova University, Padova, Veneto, Italy.
  • Yubero R; Department of Experimental Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
  • Quattrone A; Department of Neurology, Quirón Pozuelo Hospital, 28223, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
  • Antonucci G; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italia.
  • Gambardella A; Department of Psychology, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Roma, Lazio, Italy.
  • Maestú F; Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Roma, Lazio, Italia.
PeerJ ; 10: e14059, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36196404
Background: Previous literature has shown that executive functions (EF) are related to performance in memory (M) tasks. Nevertheless, there is a shortage of psychometric tests that examine these two constructs simultaneously. The Test of Memory Strategies (TMS; previously validated in Spain and Portugal) could be a useful verbal learning task that evaluates these two constructs at once. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the TMS in an Italian adult sample. Method: One hundred twenty-one healthy volunteers (74 F, Mean age = 45.9 years old, SD = 20.4) who underwent a neuropsychological examination participated in this study. We conducted a Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to evaluate the structural validity of the TMS. We conducted a latent variable analysis to examine convergent and discriminant validity of the TMS sub-scale scores reflecting executive functions and memory. We also examined the TMS reliability in terms of internal consistency through the McDonald's omega. Results: The CFA confirmed the expectation that the TMS-1 and TMS-2 subtests reflect a factor and that the TMS-3, TMS-4, and TMS-5 subtests reflect a different factor. This result is in line with the prediction that TMS-1 and TMS-2 require the use of executive functions and memory simultaneously, and therefore we called this factor executive functions (EF); whereas the TMS-3, TMS-4, and TMS-5 subtests require less involvement of executive functions, thus reflecting a construct that we named memory (M). The TMS subtests for EF and M showed convergent validity with the test scores using a traditional neuropsychological battery, assessing memory and executive functions separately. Finally, the reliability of the subtests was good. Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that TMS is a valid and reliable scale to simultaneously assess M and EF while among Italian healthy adults.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Función Ejecutiva Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: PeerJ Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Función Ejecutiva Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: PeerJ Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos