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Vol. 156. Issue 5.
Pages 229-232 (March 2021)
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Vol. 156. Issue 5.
Pages 229-232 (March 2021)
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Adaptation of the Spanish version of the Frontal Assessment Battery for detection of executive dysfunction
Adaptación de la versión española del Frontal Assessment Battery para la detección de disfunción ejecutiva
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Miriam Hurtado-Pomaresa, Desirée Valera-Grana,b,
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, Alicia Sánchez-Péreza, Paula Peral-Gómeza, Eva-María Navarrete-Muñoza, María-Carmen Terol-Canterob
a Grupo de Investigación en Terapia Ocupacional (InTeO). Department of Pathology and Surgery, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
b Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
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Table 1. Analysis and resolutions of discrepancies and discrepancies during the cross-cultural adaptation process of the FAB into Spanish.
Table 2. Distribution of the study participants according to the FAB-E scores (n=19).
Table 3. Distribution of the FAB-E scores according to the sex, age and education level of the study participants*
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Background

The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) evaluates executive dysfunctions; however, there is no culturally adapted version of this instrument for the Spanish population. The aim of this study was the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the original version of the FAB into Spanish and to pilot test this version.

Methods

The cross-cultural adaptation was conducted following standard procedures. The final Spanish version of the FAB (FAB-E) was pilot tested with 19 healthy Spanish individuals. Total and subtest FAB-E scores were analysed to verify that the test could be understood and that the items assessed what they were intended to assess.

Results

The FAB-E revealed that items/instructions were culturally appropriate and written clearly. Pilot testing showed that most of the participants had scores ranging between 2 and 3 points in all the items. The mean of the total FAB-E was 15.8 (SD=1.3) and the values ranged from 13 to 18. Age and educational level seemed to indicate differences in FAB-E scores.

Conclusion

Our findings support that the FAB-E can be used to screen for executive dysfunctions in a Spanish-speaking population.

Keywords:
Frontal Assessment Battery
Executive functions
Cross-cultural adaptation
Translation
Neuropsychological test
Spanish
Abbreviations:
EFs
FAB
FAB-E
PD
ICC
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Antecedentes

El Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) evalúa disfunciones ejecutivas; sin embargo, no existe una versión culturalmente adaptada del instrumento a la población española. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo traducir y adaptar culturalmente al español la versión original del FAB y realizar un estudio piloto de esta versión.

Métodos

Se utilizaron procedimientos estandarizados para la adaptación cultural. La versión final del FAB (FAB-E) fue testada con 19 sujetos sanos españoles. La puntuación total y de las subescalas del FAB-E se analizaron para comprobar su comp,rensión y verificar que los ítems evaluaban lo que tenían que evaluar.

Resultados

Los ítems/instrucciones del FAB-E fueron adecuados culturalmente y escritos con claridad. En el estudio piloto la mayoría de los participantes tuvieron puntuaciones entre 2 y 3 en todos los ítems. La media del FAB-E total fue 158 (DE=1.3) y los valores oscilaron entre 13 y 18. La edad y el nivel educativo parecieron indicar diferencias en las puntuaciones del FAB-E.

Conclusión

Nuestros resultados avalan que el FAB-E puede ser utilizado para examinar disfunciones ejecutivas en la población hispanohablante.

Palabras clave:
Frontal Assessment Battery
Funciones ejecutivas
Adaptación cultural
Traducción
Test neuropsicológico
Idioma español

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