John A Schinka

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Measuring change in everyday cognition: development and initial validation of the cognitive change checklist (3CL)
    John A Schinka
    VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:516-25. 2009
  2. ncbi Use of informants to identify mild cognitive impairment in older adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, 116B, 13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 12:4-12. 2010
  3. ncbi Cognitive change checklist: psychometric characteristics in community-dwelling older adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:1070-4. 2012
  4. ncbi Further issues in determining the readability of self-report items: comment on McHugh and Behar (2009)
    John A Schinka
    Department of Psychiatry and School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 80:952-5. 2012
  5. ncbi Requiring sobriety at program entry: impact on outcomes in supported transitional housing for homeless veterans
    John A Schinka
    National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:1325-30. 2011
  6. ncbi The cognitive change checklist (3CL): cross-validation of a measure of change in everyday cognition
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:266-74. 2010
  7. ncbi Cross-validation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale (FCAS) in an Alzheimer's disease research center sample
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:9-14. 2010
  8. ncbi Defining mild cognitive impairment: impact of varying decision criteria on neuropsychological diagnostic frequencies and correlates
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:684-91. 2010
  9. ncbi Five-factor personality dimensions, mood states, and cognitive performance in older adults
    Jane E Booth
    James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 28:676-83. 2006
  10. ncbi Effects of the use of alcohol and cigarettes on cognition in elderly African American adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 9:690-7. 2003

Detail Information

Publications23

  1. ncbi Measuring change in everyday cognition: development and initial validation of the cognitive change checklist (3CL)
    John A Schinka
    VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:516-25. 2009
    ..The authors describe the construction of a multiscale informant rating checklist (Cognitive Change Checklist; 3CL) designed to be sensitive to the earliest stages of cognitive decline associated with degenerative dementias...
  2. ncbi Use of informants to identify mild cognitive impairment in older adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, 116B, 13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 12:4-12. 2010
    ..Two recently developed instruments seem especially promising, but further validation efforts will be required before they can be considered to meet standards for clinical use...
  3. ncbi Cognitive change checklist: psychometric characteristics in community-dwelling older adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:1070-4. 2012
    ..We also conducted receiver operating characteristic analyses examining rating scores from this normative sample with those of clinical samples...
  4. ncbi Further issues in determining the readability of self-report items: comment on McHugh and Behar (2009)
    John A Schinka
    Department of Psychiatry and School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 80:952-5. 2012
    ..In their discussion, McHugh and Behar addressed implications of their findings for clinical assessment and for scale development...
  5. ncbi Requiring sobriety at program entry: impact on outcomes in supported transitional housing for homeless veterans
    John A Schinka
    National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:1325-30. 2011
    ..Data from a large transitional housing program were used to compare client characteristics of and outcomes from programs requiring abstinence at admission and programs not requiring abstinence...
  6. ncbi The cognitive change checklist (3CL): cross-validation of a measure of change in everyday cognition
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:266-74. 2010
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  7. ncbi Cross-validation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale (FCAS) in an Alzheimer's disease research center sample
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:9-14. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi Defining mild cognitive impairment: impact of varying decision criteria on neuropsychological diagnostic frequencies and correlates
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:684-91. 2010
    ..To examine the impact of varying decision criteria on neuropsychological diagnostic frequencies and on their correlates...
  9. ncbi Five-factor personality dimensions, mood states, and cognitive performance in older adults
    Jane E Booth
    James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 28:676-83. 2006
    ..State anxiety and depression variables were found to play a very small part, however, in contributing to cognitive function...
  10. ncbi Effects of the use of alcohol and cigarettes on cognition in elderly African American adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 9:690-7. 2003
    ..Specifically, moderate users performed at a lower level than abstainers or heavy users, who did not differ from each other...
  11. ncbi An investigation of PreMCI: subtypes and longitudinal outcomes
    David A Loewenstein
    Wien Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
    Alzheimers Dement 8:172-9. 2012
    ..To investigate the clinical features and rates of progression of conditions that are not considered to be normal, but do not fulfill criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI)...
  12. ncbi Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD checklist in the elderly
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Trauma Stress 20:281-9. 2007
    ..Future studies will be facilitated by the knowledge that the PCL-C 4-factor model appears to apply across the adult age range and a variety of posttraumatic stress disorder-producing conditions...
  13. ncbi Characteristics of the Florida cognitive activities scale in older African Americans
    Vonetta M Dotson
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, University of Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Assessment 15:72-7. 2008
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  14. ncbi Effects of the use of alcohol and cigarettes on cognition in elderly adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, and Department of Psychiatry, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8:811-8. 2002
    ..No detrimental effect of smoking was found in any analysis; nor was there any evidence of an interaction between alcohol and cigarette use on any cognitive measure...
  15. ncbi 3MS normative data for elderly African Americans
    Lisa M Brown
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 25:234-41. 2003
    ..Age, gender, and education accounted for moderate amounts of variance in 3MS performance. Based on these results, normative tables for 3MS scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided...
  16. ncbi Development and initial validation of a 15-item informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale
    Lisa M Brown
    Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, FL, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:911-8. 2005
    ..To develop a brief informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use in screening for depression in older adults...
  17. ncbi Florida Cognitive Activities Scale: initial development and validation
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 11:108-16. 2005
    ..7). Further cross-validation studies in minority groups and groups of varying socioeconomic status will be critical in establishing the research and clinical value of the scale and subscales...
  18. ncbi Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised: norms for elderly African Americans
    Melissa A Friedman
    James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
    Clin Neuropsychol 16:356-72. 2002
    ..Age, gender, and education accounted for moderate amounts of variance in HVLT-R performance. Based on these results, normative tables for HVLT-R scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided...
  19. ncbi Normative data for elderly African Americans for the Stroop Color and Word Test
    Robert G Moering
    James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Arch Clin Neuropsychol 19:61-71. 2004
    ..Based on these results, normative tables for Stroop Color and Word Test scores, stratified by age and with score adjustments for education and gender, are provided...
  20. ncbi Externalizing pathology and the five-factor model: a meta-analysis of personality traits associated with antisocial personality disorder, substance use disorder, and their co-occurrence
    Mark A Ruiz
    Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13302 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    J Pers Disord 22:365-88. 2008
    ..Results are discussed with respect to personality and externalizing disorders...
  21. ncbi Effects of alcohol and cigarette use on cognition in middle-aged adults
    John A Schinka
    James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8:683-90. 2002
    ..Differences in cognitive function in groups defined by intensity of alcohol and cigarette use revealed no significant effect for drinking and a significant, but very small, effect for smoking...
  22. ncbi Use of mental health services by nursing home residents after hurricanes
    Lisa M Brown
    Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 61:74-7. 2010
    ..This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate pre- and posthurricane mental health service use in Florida nursing homes...
  23. ncbi Geropsychology post-doctoral training in public sector service delivery: the USF/Tampa VA fellowship model
    Victor Molinari
    Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
    Gerontol Geriatr Educ 25:63-82. 2005
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