ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To develop a neuropsychological test battery in Spanish for the cognitive evaluation of HIV 1 infected patients. DEVELOPMENT: Departing from the suggestions presented by the work group of the National Institute of Mental Health (USA), a neuropsychological assessment battery was developed. It was named HUMANS (HIV/University of Miami Annotated Neuropsychological test battery in Spanish). This battery includes the following domains: 1) attention and speed of processing information, 2) memory, 3) executive function, 4) language, 5) visuospacial/visuoconstructive abilities, and 6) motor abilities. Administration takes about 3 4 hours. The English parallel version of this battery has been successfully used in English for over a decade with HIV 1 infected patients. In the paper the development and adaptation to Spanish language of the HUMANS neuropsychology section is presented. CONCLUSIONS: HUMANS neuropsychological test battery fulfill the recommendations presented by the work group of the National Institute of Mental Health for evaluating HIV 1 infected patients. Studies regarding validity and reliability are still required.
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HIV Infections/physiopathology , HIV-1 , Neuropsychological Tests , Humans , Language , National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) , United StatesABSTRACT
Objetivo. Desarrollar una batería de diagnóstico neuropsicológico en español para la evaluación cognitiva de pacientes infectados con VIH-1.Desarrollo. Se parte de las sugerencias presentadas por el grupo de trabajo del Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental de EE.UU. y se desarrolla una batería de diagnóstico neuropsicológico, denominada HUMANS (delinglés, HIV/ University of Miami Annotated Neuropsychological test battery in Spanish). Esta batería incluye las siguientes áreas: 1) atención y velocidad de procesamiento de la información, 2) memoria, 3) función ejecutiva, 4) lenguaje, 5) habilidades visuoespaciales /visuoconstruccionales, y 6) habilidades motoras. Su realización requiere aproximadamente 3-4 horas. La versión paralela en inglés de esta batería se ha utilizado con éxito durante más de una década con pacientes VIH-1 positivos. En este artículo se presenta la sección neuropsicológica de la batería HUMANS y se explica el proceso de desarrollo y su adaptación al español. Conclusiones. La batería HUMANS cumple con las recomendaciones hechas por el grupo de trabajo del Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental de los EE.UU. para la evaluación de los cambios cognitivos en pacientes infectados con VIH-1. Sin embargo, todavía se requieren estudios relativos a su validez y confiabilidad (AU)
Objective. To develop a neuropsychological test battery in Spanish for the cognitive evaluation of HIV-1 infected patients. Development. Departing from the suggestions presented by the work group of the National Institute of Mental Health (USA), a neuropsychological assessment battery was developed. It was named HUMANS (HIV/University of Miami Annotated Neuropsychological test battery in Spanish). This battery includes the following domains: 1) attention and speed of processing information, 2) memory, 3) executive function, 4) language, 5) visuospacial/visuoconstructive abilities, and 6) motor abilities. Administration takes about 3-4 hours. The English parallel version of this battery has been successfully used in English for over a decade with HIV-1 infected patients. In the paper the development and adaptation to Spanish language of the HUMANS neuropsychology section is presented. Conclusions. HUMANS neuropsychological test battery fulfill the recommendations presented by the work group of the National Institute of Mental Health for evaluating HIV-1 infected patients. Studies regarding validity and reliability are still required (AU)
