Publications by authors named "Olga Bruna"
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- There is a significant need for standardized tools tailored to assess functional communication disorders in Spanish and Catalan populations, particularly for individuals with aphasia.
- The study focuses on adapting the Communication Activities of Daily Living 3rd edition (CADL-3) into two versions: European Spanish (CADL-3VE) and Catalan (CADL-3VC), with testing conducted on 152 participants in Catalonia.
- The results indicate that both new versions of the test are reliable, strongly correlate with external criteria, and effectively differentiate between patients with aphasia and control groups, aiding in creating personalized treatment plans.
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- The study aimed to analyze neuropsychological profiles in adolescents and young adults who were born either high-risk preterm (with neonatal brain injury) or low-risk preterm, compared to those born at full term.
- Involving 177 participants, the research found significant cognitive differences across these birth groups, with low cognitive performance seen in the high-risk preterm group.
- Additionally, it highlighted that higher familial socioeconomic status (SES) might have a protective influence on cognitive abilities during development.
Music therapy has been described as a beneficial intervention for people with dementia. To provide a music therapy outcome measure, McDermott et al. (2015) developed the Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent research on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has primarily focused on searching for measures to prevent or delay the progression of MCI to dementia. Physical exercise has shown to be effective in the prevention of age-related cognitive decline in elderly adults with MCI. However, the most effective type and dose of exercise for the improvement of cognition are yet to be determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Quick Test of Cognitive Speed was administered to 357 participants without cognitive impairment, aged 18 to 85 years, to explore the effects of age on processing speed variables in Spanish speakers and to provide normative data for the test adapted to this population. Results were consistent with previous findings: correlations between age and naming times were high and statistically significant. Linear regression indicated that cognitive processing speed on this test slows 2 to 4 sec.
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