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Adaptação da Florida Affect Battery à população portuguesa
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Apesar do esforço observado nos últimos anos na adaptação de instrumentos neuropsicológicos para a população portuguesa, a utilização de instrumentos não aferidos é uma realidade na prática clínica. O objetivo deste estudo foi traduzir e adaptar para Português a Florida Affect Battery (FAB), uma bateria composta por dez subtestes que avalia duas componentes da cognição social: o reconhecimento de emoções através de expressões faciais e através do tom de voz (prosódia). A bateria foi aplicada a uma amostra de 250 adultos saudáveis de nacionalidade portuguesa, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e 64 anos. Os resultados mostram que, apesar da amostra saudável alcançar altos níveis de acerto nos diferentes subtestes, a FAB demonstra reduzida consistência interna em mais de metade das provas. De igual modo, os resultados da FAB não se correlacionam com uma medida de empatia utilizada para testar a validade de constructo da mesma. A variável idade revelou correlações negativas com as pontuações na FAB sugerindo um declínio de magnitude moderada no reconhecimento de emoções à medida que a idade aumenta. Uma vantagem sistemática dos participantes mais escolarizados nos diferentes subtestes indica que o desempenho na FAB parece ser sensível aos efeitos da escolaridade. Não se observaram efeitos sistemáticos do sexo. As diferenças observadas entre grupos justificaram a apresentação de dados normativos para o desempenho nos diferentes subtestes da bateria. Será necessário mais investigação para determinar a validade da adaptação da FAB à população portuguesa.
Despite efforts to adapt neuropsychological instruments to the Portuguese population in recent years, the use of non-assessed instruments is a reality in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Florida Affect Battery (FAB) to Portuguese, a battery composed by ten sub-tests which assess for two components of social cognition: emotion recognition from facial expressions and tone of voice (prosody). The battery was applied to a sample group of 250 healthy Portuguese nationals, with ages between 18 and 64. Results showed that, despite the healthy sample obtaining high levels of accuracy in the various sub-tests, FAB shows little internal consistency in over half the tests. In a similar manner, FAB results do not correlate with a measure of empathy used to test the validity of the battery's construct. Age showed a negative correlation with scores in the FAB, suggesting a moderate decrease in emotion recognition associated with ageing. A systematic advantage for persons with higher levels of education in the various sub-tests indicates that FAB scores are sensitive to schooling. No significant effects were associated to gender. The existence of systematic differences between groups justified the development of normative data tables for FAB’s sub-tests. Further research is necessary to determine the validity of the adapted FAB to the Portuguese population.
Despite efforts to adapt neuropsychological instruments to the Portuguese population in recent years, the use of non-assessed instruments is a reality in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Florida Affect Battery (FAB) to Portuguese, a battery composed by ten sub-tests which assess for two components of social cognition: emotion recognition from facial expressions and tone of voice (prosody). The battery was applied to a sample group of 250 healthy Portuguese nationals, with ages between 18 and 64. Results showed that, despite the healthy sample obtaining high levels of accuracy in the various sub-tests, FAB shows little internal consistency in over half the tests. In a similar manner, FAB results do not correlate with a measure of empathy used to test the validity of the battery's construct. Age showed a negative correlation with scores in the FAB, suggesting a moderate decrease in emotion recognition associated with ageing. A systematic advantage for persons with higher levels of education in the various sub-tests indicates that FAB scores are sensitive to schooling. No significant effects were associated to gender. The existence of systematic differences between groups justified the development of normative data tables for FAB’s sub-tests. Further research is necessary to determine the validity of the adapted FAB to the Portuguese population.
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Dissertação de Mestrado, Neurociências Cognitivas e Neuropsicologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2016
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FAB Reconhecimento de emoções Avaliação neuropsicológica Adaptação cultural Emotion recognition Neuropsychological assessment Cultural adaptation