Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Jessica Acosta

Publications

• Research Article
  Utilizing the Color Figure Mazes Test to Assess Executive Functioning while Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in HIV-1 Seropositive Spanish-Speaking Adults
  Author(s): Kimberly Smith, Alexander Joseph Steiner, Waguih William IsHak, Jessica Acosta, Bryce Erich, Lou D'Elia, Paula Cedillo and Enrique LopezKimberly Smith, Alexander Joseph Steiner, Waguih William IsHak, Jessica Acosta, Bryce Erich, Lou D'Elia, Paula Cedillo and Enrique Lopez
  
  Objective: Spanish-speaking individuals are disproportionately impacted by HIV in the United States. There are limited selections of valid and reliable measures to accurately assess the presence of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) with this population. The dearth of available measures places this vulnerable population at risk for receiving assessments that utilizes measures that are not adequately translated, modified, normed, or culturally sensitive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical utility and efficacy of the Color Figure Mazes (CFM), a nonverbal measure of attention, concentration, working memory and executive functioning, to screen for deficits that characterize a HAND profile in Spanish-speaking adults. We hypothesized the HAND group would perform significantly worse than the non-HAND group and control group as the CFM tasks increased with d.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000357

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