The study of executive function decline in adults with Down syndrome (DS) is important, because it supports independent functioning in real-world settings. Inhibitory control is posited to be essential for self-regulation and adaptation to daily life activities. However, cognitive domains that most predict the capacity for inhibition in adults with DS have not been identified. The aim of this study was to identify cognitive domains that predict the capacity for inhibition, using novel data-driven techniques in a sample of adults with DS (n = 188; 49.47% men; 33.6 ± 8.8 years old), with low and moderate levels of intellectual disability. Neuropsychological tests, including assessment of memory, attention, language, executive functions, and praxis, were submitted to Random Forest, support vector machine, and logistic regression algorithms for the purpose of predicting inhibition capacity, assessed with the Cats-and-Dogs test. Convergent results from the three algorithms show that the best predictors for inhibition capacity were constructive praxis, verbal memory, immediate memory, planning, and written verbal comprehension. These results suggest the minimum set of neuropsychological assessments and potential intervention targets for individuals with DS and ID, which may optimize potential for independent living.
Durante décadas la literatura ha evidenciado las múltiples repercusiones psicológicas y emocionales que conlleva el maltrato en la infancia. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo describir y analizar la relación entre el riesgo de suicidio, la inteligencia emocional percibida (IEP) y las necesidades psicológicas básicas (NPB) de los adolescentes tutelados en centros. La muestra se compuso por 61 adolescentes tutelados (el 50.82% eran varones) de entre 12 y 17 años (M = 14.61; DT = 1.61) acogidos en centros residenciales de la provincia de Barcelona. Se administró una batería de cuestionarios que incluía datos demográficos y escalas de inteligencia emocional, riesgo de suicidio y grado de satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas. Veintiséis adolescentes (42.6%) presentaron altos niveles de riesgo suicida. Se objetivaron correlaciones significativas entre el riesgo de suicidio, la inteligencia emocional percibida (Atención, Claridad y Reparación) y las necesidades psicológicas básicas (Autonomía, Competencia y Relación). Su principal necesidad psicológica fue la de Competencia que, al mismo tiempo, demostró ser la que mantiene una relación inversa más estrecha con el suicidio. Los adolescentes tutelados en centros residenciales presentan indicadores de riesgo de suicidio que deben ser abordados, entre los que destaca una marcada dificultad para afrontar las emociones. La inteligencia emocional podría ser un factor protector ante el riesgo de suicidio en este colectivo.
Las habilidades de regulación emocional constituyen un factor transdiagnóstico de psicopatologías y pueden verse especialmente afectadas en individuos con historia de maltrato, y la adolescencia es una etapa crítica para su desarrollo y prevención. Sin embargo, la heterogeneidad conceptual y metodológica en la evaluación de las habilidades de regulación emocional y las formas de maltrato dificultan comprender su relación. La presente revisión analizó la relación entre el maltrato infantil y las habilidades de regulación emocional de los adolescentes entre 12 y 18 años a través de los estudios que la exploraron, incidiendo en la relación diferencial entre las distintas tipologías de maltrato (maltrato físico, abuso sexual, maltrato emocional y negligencia) y las habilidades de regulación emocional (regulación o disregulación emocional e inteligencia emocional), así como en el papel que estas últimas ejercen sobre las problemáticas asociadas al maltrato. Se realizaron búsquedas en PsycINFO, MedLine y PsicoDoc. De los 191 estudios encontrados, 28 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Se hallaron relaciones significativas y consistentes entre las medidas globales de maltrato y de disregulación emocional. Sin embargo, cuando se analizan tipos de maltrato o estrategias específicas, los resultados son dispares. Asimismo, las habilidades de regulación emocional influyen en la aparición de problemáticas asociadas al maltrato, siendo la sintomatología internalizada y las autolesiones las más exploradas. La heterogeneidad conceptual y metodológica de los estudios revisados dificultó la extracción de conclusiones sólidas respecto a las tendencias identificadas, por lo que se debe continuar explorando en esta relación.
(1) Background: Throughout the history of medical and psychology practice, specialists have worked to improve the quality of treatment and rehabilitation, which has led to the emergence of concepts such as serious games. These tools focus on different areas of intervention procedures, one of which is to help people with intellectual disability (ID). Individuals with ID have problems with executive functions (EFs), which are related to adaptive functioning. Recent studies showed that serious games positively impact cognitive, social, and communication skills in people with ID. The purpose of this study is to analyze the solutions that have been found in EF training for adults with ID in recent years, evaluating them with a number of key parameters and identifying the features and possible problems in the further development of our system. (2) Methods: A review was conducted starting with 573 articles in English related to serious games and selected from studies that had been published since 2015. Finally, 10 were examined in detail as they focused on EFs in adults with ID. They were searched in seven major databases (“Association for Computing Machinery” (ACM), IEEE Xplore database, DBLP computer science bibliography, Google Scholar, PubMed, SCOPUS, and PsycInfo). (3) Results: It was determined that the most frequent EFs referred to in the studies analyzed were planning and decision-making, followed by working memory and social cognition, behavioral regulation, flexibility, and inhibition capacity. The basic approach to the creation of support systems was also analyzed in terms of technical and program execution. The trend results’ analysis evidenced improvements in EFs, even though they were not significant. This comprehensive technique enabled the identification of the main features and aspects to be taken into account for further development of our system.
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