Promoting the Executive Functions: Core Foundations, Assessment Considerations, and Practical Applications

Randolph, John J.; Chaytor, Naomi

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6605-5_5

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“…For example, subjective measures could be used to gain insight into everyday cognitive failures and to guide intervention planning. Even in older adults with subjective EF dysfunction in the context of objectively normal cognition (like many of the current participants), there could be an opportunity to intervene with training in external or internal strategy use (see Randolph & Chaytor, 2013). Such interventions may subtly improve EF and importantly also build confidence and promote a perception of better cognitive functioning.…”

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Association of psychological, cognitive, and functional variables with self-reported executive functioning in a sample of nondemented community-dwelling older adults

Meltzer

Kapoor

Fogel

et al. 2016

Applied Neuropsychology: Adult

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Subjective executive functioning (EF) measures provide valuable information about real-world difficulties, although it is unclear what variables actually associate with subjective EF scores. We investigated subjective EF in 245 nondemented, community-dwelling older adults (aged 70 and above) from the Einstein Aging Study. Partial correlational analyses controlling for age were performed between the nine Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version (BRIEF-A) clinical scales and objective EF tests, self-reported mood and personality, and informant-reported activities of daily living. The significance level was set at p < .006 for all analyses (two-tailed). Most notably, higher worry/oversensitivity, physiological anxiety, and fear of aging were significantly associated with increased EF difficulties on all nine BRIEF-A scales. Additionally, increased EF difficulties on five or more BRIEF-A scales were significantly associated with lower conscientiousness, higher neuroticism, and higher depressive symptom scores. The only objective neuropsychological test that significantly correlated with increased EF difficulties (on four BRIEF-A scales) was a measure of practical judgment. Overall, results indicate that interpretation of subjective EF scores must account for self-report of mood and personality. Moreover, the BRIEF-A only minimally taps objective EF as measured by performance-based measures. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

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Association of psychological, cognitive, and functional variables with self-reported executive functioning in a sample of nondemented community-dwelling older adults

Meltzer

Kapoor

Fogel

et al. 2016

Applied Neuropsychology: Adult

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“…In psychotherapy contexts, information gained from self-report of EF may provide useful information about patients' potential ability to engage with treatment strategies such as cognitive restructuring. Also, in older adults with subjective EF dysfunction there could be an opportunity to intervene with training in external or internal strategy use (see Randolph and Chaytor 2013). Such interventions may subtly improve EF and importantly also build confidence and promote a perception of better cognitive functioning, and thus have a particular positive effect on subjective EF.…”

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Executive Functioning in 60+ Autistic Males: The Discrepancy Between Experienced Challenges and Cognitive Performance

Geurts

Pol

Lobbestael

et al. 2020

J Autism Dev Disord

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As executive functioning (EF) is especially sensitive to age-related cognitive decline, EF was evaluated by using a multimethod assessment. Fifty males (60-85 years) with a late adulthood autism spectrum condition (ASC) diagnosis and 51 non-ASC males (60-83 years) were compared on cognitive tests across EF domains (cognitive flexibility, planning, processing speed, and working memory) and a self-and proxy report of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version. While no objective performance differences emerged, autistic males and their proxies did report more EF challenges than non-ASC males on the subjective measure. In order to know how to support the older autistic men who received their ASC diagnosis in late adulthood with their daily life EF challenges, it is important to understand what underlies these subjective EF problems.

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“…In this volume, Amanda Rabinowitz and Peter Arnett ( 2013 ) address general coping strategies in neurological disease, & Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, ( 2013 ) describes the use of technology as an approach to improve cognitive compensation in those with cognitive dysfunction. Randolph & Chaytor ( 2013 ) also consider ways to conceptualize and promote the executive functions. Examining the role of positive lifestyle factors on cognition .…”

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“…reviewed the impacts of sleep, exercise, tobacco use, and iron intake on cognition and considered assessment and intervention strategies to ultimately promote healthy lifestyles. Echemendia ( 2013 ) discussed prevention of cognitive dysfunction through effective management and prevention of sports concussion and cited related assessment, education, legislative, and rule-modifi cation strategies Randolph and Chaytor ( 2013 ). considered a variety of issues related to executive functioning, including general frameworks, assessment approaches, assessment use patterns, and interventions to promote the executive functions in daily life.…”

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Promoting the Executive Functions: Core Foundations, Assessment Considerations, and Practical Applications

Cited by 10 publications

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Association of psychological, cognitive, and functional variables with self-reported executive functioning in a sample of nondemented community-dwelling older adults

Association of psychological, cognitive, and functional variables with self-reported executive functioning in a sample of nondemented community-dwelling older adults

Executive Functioning in 60+ Autistic Males: The Discrepancy Between Experienced Challenges and Cognitive Performance

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