Author:
CANALES-QUIÑONES Delia Mariana,ONTIVEROS-VARGAS Angel Adrian,SOTO-RIVERA Jesús Abraham,SALAS-NAME Sagrario Lizeth
Abstract
Alcohol drinking negatively affects the reading skill. The article addresses the prevalence of reading difficulties in alcohol rehabilitation patients by applying the neuropsychological assessment tool NEUROPSI.
Methodology: non-experimental, exploratory, and observational study based on the Neuropsychological assessment tool NEUROPSI in Spanish (brief version).
Findings: In a sample of 20 participants, the results indicate that only 40% fall within the normal values, whilst 60% exhibit low scores in reading comprehension, concentration, and attention. Lastly, 60% of the participants presented alterations in neurocognitive functions, with 25% indicating moderate alterations, 20% revealing severe alterations, and 15% exhibiting mild alterations.
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