Computerized Finger Tapping Task in Adult Unipolar Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects
Influence of Age, Gender, Education, and Hand Dominance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12968917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Moniz (0000-0002-8601-1282, Algarve Biomedical Center, corresponding author), Saúl Neves De Jesu (0000-0003-2019-1011), Andreia Pacheco (0000-0002-7353-9643), Eduardo Cândido Cordeiro Gonçalves (0000-0003-0908-2623), João Viseu (0000-0002-9817-7300) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/res.v8n4p1 |
| OpenAlex | W2475708562 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Introduction: Current diagnostic criteria for depression include psychomotor retardation, being the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) as one of the most utilized instruments to assess fine psychomotor performance. Method: This study aimed to compare the performance of a sample of 51 unipolar depressed patients (30 women and 21 men, with a mean age of 45.12 years old [ SD = 14.09]) with 51 healthy controls (29 women and 22 men, with a mean age of 44.49 years old [ SD = 15.59]) in a computerized version of the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) from the Psychology Experiment Building Language (PEBL). Another objective was to test this version’s validity in comparison to other FTTs. Results: We found significant differences between depressed patients and healthy controls. Significant effects of age and gender were found. Conclusion: Results allowed us to identify differences in performance between the two groups, therefore this version of the FTT revealed adequate reliability values, one instrument accessible to all clinicians
Audiology · Cognition · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Dominance (genetics · Finger tapping · Psychiatry · Psychomotor learning · Significant difference · Tapping · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |