Supervision Model of Mental Health Telecare Volunteers During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 outbreak is a pandemic that has strained significantly the capacity of many public and private health systems. To alleviate the burden, many students of health-related professions volunteered to offer their expertise to attend to the health needs of the public. This brief article aims to share a replicable supervision model that is currently in place to care for those volunteers in telecare mental health.

Impact of Educational Level on Versions (Basic and Complete) of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.

Background: One of the most marked problems in the use of screening instruments for the diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment in the elderly is the influence of educational level on the results of psychometric tests. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) questionnaire is one of the most widely used dementia screening instruments internationally and with greater proven validity. There is a version of this instrument called MoCA "Basic" which was developed to reduce education bias.

Normative data of neuropsychological tests of attention and executive functions in Ecuadorian adult population.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to generate normative data for five tests of attention and executive functions (M-WCST, Stroop test, TMT, BTA, and SDMT), in a group of 322 Ecuadorian adults from Quito between the ages of 18 and 85.

Method: Multiple regression analyzes taking into account age, education, and gender were used to generate the normative data.

Results: Age and education were significantly related to test performance such that scores decreased with age and improved as a function of education.

Normative data for test of learning and memory in an ecuadorian adult population.

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop norms for two neuropsychological tests of learning and memory in an Ecuadorian adult population.

Method: 322 healthy individuals, ages between 18 and 84, were enrolled in the Metropolitan District of Quito. Participants were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that included tests of learning and memory (Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test [ROCF] and Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised [HVLT-R]).

Normative Data for Test of Verbal Fluency and Naming on Ecuadorian Adult Population.

To generate normative data for verbal fluency and naming test in an Ecuadorian adult population. The sample consisted of 322 healthy adults (18-84 years old) recruited from Quito, Ecuador. The verbal fluency and Boston Naming Test (BNT) were administered as part of a larger comprehensive neuropsychological battery.