Validity evidence of the Zulliger-CS in older adults with Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

The ethical principles of psychological assessment include the need to use reliable tests to meet the demands of the emerging population. Therefore, the present study sought to provide evidence of validity of the Zulliger Comprehensive System (Zulliger Test in the Comprehensive System) considering the constructs: self-perception and interpersonal relationships. A total of 61 older adults of both sexes participated in the study; 30 had (p = 0,02, d = 0,50), Conteúdo mórbido (p = 0,025, d = 0,62), Somatório de sombreado vista (p = 0,016, d = 0,72), Alimento (p = 0,021, d = 0,61) e Rebaixamento em detalhe 012,65) e Respostas personalizadas (p = 0,003,48 Resumo Entre os princípios éticos da prática da avaliação psicológica destaca-se a necessidade do uso de testes fidedignos para responder às demandas da população emergente. Com esse propósito, buscou-se evidenciar a validade do Zulliger Sistema Compreensivo considerando os construtos autopercepção e relações interpessoais. Participaram do estudo 61 idosos, 30 com doença de Parkinson e 31 livres da doença, de ambos os sexos. O primeiro grupo apresentou aumento das variáveis de Detalhe humano

Validity of Zulliger-SC in the Cognitive Assessment of Elderly and Long-Lived Adults

“…In recent years, advances have been made in the studies with the ZSC at more advanced ages and in the investigation of the cognitive aspects (Aguilar & Graso, 2015;Grazziotin & Scortegagna, 2016a;Gregoletti & Scortegagna, 2017;Miguel et al, 2017;Rien et al, 2017). However, research is insufficient (Cardoso et al,2018;Grazziotin & Scortegagna, 2016b), partly because the legitimacy of the information obtained with psychological tests depends, among other things, on empirical research that certifies the quality of the instruments and their applicability to the intended purposes (Markus & Borboom, 2013).…”

“…Some studies have demonstrated the contributions of the ZSC and the limitations of its use in the personality assessment, both at the international level (Aguilar & Graso, 2015;Carpio & Lugón, 2011;Contreras-Milián, González-Pérez, & Herrera-Espinosa, 2016) as well as in the Brazilian context (Cardoso, Gomes, Pacheco, & Viana, 2018;Grazziotin & Scortegagna, 2016a;2016b;Gregoletti & Scortegagna, 2017;Miguel, Zuanazzi, & Villemor-Amaral, 2017;Rien, Scortegagna, Grazziotin, & Bertolin, 2017). However, studies that address cognition in healthy adults (Grazziotin & Scortegagna, 2016a; and those that include older and long-lived adults are rare (Aguilar & Graso, 2015;Grazziotin & Scortegagna, 2018).…”

Convergent Validity of Zulliger-CS with the Social Skills Inventory for the Elderly

“…The authors conclude that the limited number of elderly people who compose the sample reduces the likelihood of detecting potential effects of aging and drives the need for further investigation to examine possible declines in complexity variables related to advancing age. Rien et al (2017), observed a decrease in PER in elderly people with Parkinson's disease, who made up a clinical group, compared to those free of disease that were part of the non-clinical group. The authors understood that due to the need for more care and assistance, as the disease progresses, there are more functional limitations of all kinds, the elderly in the clinical group tend to be less imposing and more passive.…”

“…Two recent studies investigated the validity of ZSC in the evaluation of elderly people with chronic diseases. Rien, Scortegagna, Grazziotin and Bertolin (2017) evaluated 61 elderly people, between 60 and 90 years of age, 30 with Parkinson's disease and 31 free of the disease, focusing on self-perception and interpersonal relations. The elderly with Parkinson's disease presented negative self-criticism, feelings of devaluation and dependence, greater reserve and distrust in interpersonal relations, and less use of authoritarian defenses, demonstrated by the significant increase in variables Hd, MOR, Sum V, Fd and lowering in PER.…”

Técnicas projetivas na avaliação psicológica com idosos: Revisão de estudos brasileiros (2000-2018)

“…número amostral variou de 1 a 100 participantes, a média de idade variou de 67,5 a 75 anos. Os estudos tiveram como objetivo avaliar o funcionamento psicológico e da personalidade dos idosos(GIL, 2001;OLIVEIRA et al, 2001;COELHO et al, 2010;DALLAGNOL, 2014); a validade e normatização dos instrumentos(BASTOS-FORMIGHIERI;PASIAN, 2012;GREGOLETI;RIEN et al, 2017) e entendimento do psicodiagnóstico (POZZI; BOFF, 2013). Estudos brasileiros com uso de testes projetivos na avaliação de idosos.…”