Self- and Informant Ratings of Executive Functioning After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Subjective perceptions of executive dysfunction during the first year after mild TBI are driven primarily by premorbid factors and do not reflect acquired cerebral impairment.

Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Adult Version in Patients with Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Conditions: Symptom Levels and Relationship to Emotional Distress

“…However, in assessing self-reported everyday EF functioning rather than cognitive functioning at an impairment level, there is a risk that other factors than ED, such as emotional symptom load, affect the scores. Highly interesting findings in this regard are described in a sample with mild TBI (Donders, Oh, & Gable, 2015), where not neuropsychological functioning, but having a history of out-patient psychiatric treatment was associated with higher symptom reports on the BRIEF-A, particularly related to emotional dysregulation (Donders & Strong, 2016).…”

HIV-associated executive dysfunction in the era of modern antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Fourth, with regard to the assessment of apathy, all of the cART-era studies reviewed here have used self- or informant-report apathy measures, which in some cases do not correlate with objective symptoms (Donders, Oh, & Gable, 2015). Given this distinction between objective and subjective measures, it is unclear whether it is appropriate to compare the effect estimates for apathy with those of other domains of EF.…”

Life after Adolescent and Adult Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Self-Reported Executive, Emotional, and Behavioural Function 2–5 Years after Injury

“…When considering possible predictors of self-reported executive problems after TBI sustained in late adolescence and adulthood, association has been found with length of education [ 38 ], lesion localization [ 29 ], Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score [ 39 , 40 ], and concurrent emotional status (i.e., depression) [ 39 ]. However, to our knowledge reports of an association between long-term self-reported executive problems after a TBI sustained in adolescence and adulthood and duration of PTA and traumatic diffuse axonal injury (TAI) are lacking.…”

“…We hypothesised that persons with TBI would report more overall problems with executive function as well as more symptoms of emotional and behavioural problems than healthy individuals 2–5 years after the injury. Based on previous literature using fine-tuned tools such as the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version (BRIEF-A) [ 30 , 38 ], we expected that problems with problem-solving [ 30 ] and working memory [ 38 ] would be among the most frequently reported executive cognitive problems. Moreover, we hypothesised that symptoms of depression, anxiety, and aggression would be frequently reported 2–5 years after injury.…”