Subjective executive difficulties – a study using the Dysexecutive Questionnaire

Szepietowska, Ewa Małgorzata; Kuzaka, Anna

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“…While there are a few available questionnaires available for assessing the EF, the properties of these tools are under debate. In this sense, the DEX, one of the most widespread questionnaires, has shown certain limitations: there is little evidence on the psychometric characteristics in nonclinical populations (Hellebrekers et al, 2017) and those existing do not fully report its validity (Dimitriadou, Michaelides, Bateman, & Constantinidou, 2018), there are discrepancies about its factorial structure (Hellebrekers et al, 2017; Pedrero-Pérez et al, 2011), there is a lack of studies that perform CFA (Yang et al, 2018), it shows poor ability to differentiate between clinical and nonclinical individuals (Szepietowska & Kuzaka, 2018), items show linguistic ambiguity (Szepietowska & Kuzaka, 2019), and it is shaped by the interaction of demographic variables as gender and age (Szepietowska & Kuzaka, 2018). Alternatively, the BDEF has shown optimal psychometric properties, although there is still a lack of research reporting its factorial structures in different cultures and in nonclinical samples.…”

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“…Executive complaints (ECs), a type of SSCs, affect the EFs that are top–down mental processes of inhibition and interference control, working memory, cognitive flexibility and correction of behavior based on feedback (Szepietowska & Kuzaka, 2018). Anatomically, the frontal lobes are considered the underlying neurological substrate governing EF, especially the prefrontal cortex (Flores Lázaro & Ostrosky Solís, 2008).…”

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Multidomain self-report assessment of fronto-executive complaints in Spanish-speaking adults.

Miranda¹,

Rivadero²,

Serra³

et al. 2020

Psychology & Neuroscience

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The assessment of subjective cognitive complaints (e.g., lack of initiative, difficulty for planning, attentional and memory impairment, disinhibition, etc.) that impair daily life functioning and psychopathological risk, requires integrative psychometrics. The creation of culturally relevant instruments is one of the challenges of Hispanic neuropsychology because tools developed in Latin America are scarce. Thus, the objective was to investigate the Executive Complaints Questionnaire (ECQ) psychometric properties, which is proposed herein as an appropriate multidomain instrument to assess executive functions in Spanish speakers (N ϭ 672) from Argentina (i.e., one of the most populated Hispanic countries). They were randomly divided into 2 groups (N ϭ 336) to evaluate construct validity through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The total variance depended on 3 factors: Executive Attention (23%), Behavioral Flexibility (20%), and Inhibitory Control (13%). This structure was further verified through confirmatory factor analysis and provided an adequate model. Reliability processes (i.e., Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability, and interitem correlations) indicated that the ECQ was reliable. Divergent validity was achieved and no effects of age, gender, and educational level were found. In conclusion, the ECQ is a reliable and structurally valid instrument. This is the first study that employed a self-reporting questionnaire of executive complaints that was originated in the Spanish-speaking population by integrating different fronto-executive domains. This kind of study provides the methodological approach to promote new questionnaire development and standardization of the already-existing ones to be precisely dedicated for non-English-speaking populations, who do not possess valid instruments in their native languages.

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Multidomain self-report assessment of fronto-executive complaints in Spanish-speaking adults.

Miranda¹,

Rivadero²,

Serra³

et al. 2020

Psychology & Neuroscience

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“…The results suggest that higher efficiency of cognitive processes may play a protective role in the formation of complaints, but, depending on the type of SCD, the importance of protective will perform another type of cognitive functions. A low sense of executive difficulty is the result of better efficiency of attentional processes (Szepietowska & Kuzaka, 2018), and low sense of memory difficulty -higher efficien-…”

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Depressed mood and cognitive deficits as distinct mechanisms of subjective memory and executive complaints

Szepietowska¹,

Kuzaka²

2019

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is the sense of deterioration in cognitive functioning in terms of memory, executive function, attention, etc. SCD is reported by nearly 70% of the population. Very intensive research on the predictive role of SCD in the development of dementia and determinants SCD did not bring common solutions. For exploration of the phenomenon, studies were undertaken in order to identify: a) on the basis of which factors a high level of SCD can be predicted, and b) whether these factors have similar prognostic value for two types of SCD, i.e. concerning executive function (SED) and memory (SMD). participants and procedure The study involved 274 Polish people aged 18 to 84 years (M = 53.23, SD = 16.8). For the evaluation of SCD three methods were used: memory self-assessment scales (Pro-Cog and MARS), and an executive functions self-assessment scale (DEX-S). Subtests of the WAIS-PL to assess cognitive function were used, and GDS-15 or BECK II to assess the severity of depressive mood. In the first stage, two separate cluster analyses (k-means method) were performed: the first related to the results of the memory self-assessment scale (ProCog and MARS), the second to the subjective difficulty of executive functions (DEX-S). In step II a logistic regression analysis of the forward selection with the likelihood ratio and interaction effects was performed-separately for the two types of self-reports. results The results indicate that higher depressed mood increases the likelihood of both the SMD and SED. Higher efficiency attentional processes reduce the possibility of formulating the SED, and higher efficiency of the delayed memory, abstract thinking, or certain aspects of language functions reduces the possibility of SMD. conclusions There are two independent mechanisms of SCD-emotional and cognitive.

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“…According to the authors' assumptions, the respondents should complete the questionnaire on their own. However, assistance of another person or answering the questionnaire by phone is also allowed [26].…”

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Depressive disorders among long-term care residents in the face of isolation due to COVID-19 pandemic

Górski¹,

Garbicz²,

Buczkowska³

et al. 2022

Psychiatr Pol

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Cel pracyGłównym celem pracy była ocena wpływu izolacji społecznej i rodzinnej z powodu COVID19 na samopoczucie psychiczne pacjentów przebywających w zakładzie opiekuńczo-leczniczym oraz ocena skuteczności podjętych działań terapeutycznych.MetodaBadanie przeprowadzono wśród chorych przebywających w zakładzie opiekuńczo-leczniczym (58 chorych). Do oceny stopnia nasilenia zaburzeń depresyjnych zastosowano krótką formę Geriatrycznej Skali Oceny Depresji. Porównano również liczbę interwencji medycznych i psychologicznych w poszczególnych miesiącach izolacji.WynikiW lutym 2020 roku, kiedy nie było żadnej izolacji, 87,9% badanej grupy nie cierpiało na depresję w porównaniu z 72,4% w okresie pełnej izolacji. Po wprowadzeniu metod kontrolowanego kontaktu z najbliższymi, liczba osób bez objawów depresyjnych ponownie wzrosła. W okresie pełnej izolacji wykonano średnio 1,76 interwencji medycznych i 0,23 interwencji psychologicznych na jednego pacjenta.WnioskiLiczba interwencji medycznych i psychologicznych była większa w okresie pełnej izolacji w porównaniu z miesiącami, w których nie wprowadzono ograniczeń związanych z pandemią COVID19. Po wprowadzeniu pełnej izolacji wyniki w GDS były istotnie wyższe, co oznacza, że pacjenci byli w większym stopniu narażeni na zaburzenia depresyjne niż w miesiącach bez izolacji.

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Subjective executive difficulties – a study using the Dysexecutive Questionnaire

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Multidomain self-report assessment of fronto-executive complaints in Spanish-speaking adults.

Multidomain self-report assessment of fronto-executive complaints in Spanish-speaking adults.

Depressed mood and cognitive deficits as distinct mechanisms of subjective memory and executive complaints

Depressive disorders among long-term care residents in the face of isolation due to COVID-19 pandemic

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