Abstract

ZAPATA-ZABALA, Maryoris; CARDENAS-NINO, Lucila  and  CUARTAS-ARIAS, Jorge Mauricio. INECO frontal screening (IFS): A test battery to assess executive dysfunction in polyconsumers. Suma Psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.2, pp.119-126.  Epub Apr 06, 2020. ISSN 0121-4381.  https://doi.org/10.14349/sumapsi.2019.v26.n2.8.

This study analyzed the psychometric properties of the INECO Frontal Screening, IFS, in a population of polyconsumers of the city of Medellín, Colombia. The Psychometric analysis showed an acceptable consistency of the test: 0.7; with respect to its diagnostic utility, a cutoff point of 22.5 was estimated with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 91%. As to its validity, evidence of criterion validity was found when comparing cognitive performance between the case and control group, obtaining significant differences: p <0.05, in each scale and total score. Finally, construct validity was performed through exploratory factor analysis, and the total variance explained of the 56% test was found, suggesting three factors, which contribute to the effectiveness of the IFS test to identify cognitive deficits in people with some type of neurological and neuropsychological dysfunction.

Keywords : Polyconsumers; neuropsychology; executive dysfunction; INECO frontal screening.

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