Executive functions assessment in post-traumatic brain injury adults

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ID19355451
AuthorsCamila Maia de Oliveira Borges-Paraná (0000-0002-3338-8836, Universidade Federal do Paraná), Nicolle Zimmermann (0000-0003-4771-4070, Autonomous Research, Brasil), Caroline Cardoso (0000-0002-3720-0845, Universidade Feevale), Rochele Paz Fonseca (0000-0001-6767-8439, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Ana Paula A De Pereira (0000-0002-3779-6976, Universidade Federal do Paraná)
Year2024
Volume41
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas) (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-166X • E-ISSN: 1982-0275
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1982-0275202441e220091
OpenAlexW4402803462
SCIELO_PIDS0103-166X2024000103400
LanguageEN
References cited26

Objective Executive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced daily functionality due to direct damage to the frontal lobe or to disruption of its connections to other brain regions. This study aimed to compare the performance of adults with and without traumatic brain injury on executive functions tasks. Method The present study had a descriptive transversal design and included 43 participants divided into a clinical group (N = 23, age M = 34.3 [10.86]) and a control group (N = 20, age M = 38.3 [10.7]). The battery consisted of traditional instruments and the Ecological Hotel Task. Results A significant difference was found in the performance of the groups in the planning measures (number of tasks [t = -3.06; p

Cognition · Developmental psychology · Executive dysfunction · Executive functions · Neuropsychology · Psychiatry · Traumatic brain injury · Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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