PMID- 16209417
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051207
LR  - 20191109
IS  - 1355-6177 (Print)
IS  - 1355-6177 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 4
DP  - 2005 Jul
TI  - Measuring executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting: using the 
      dysexecutive questionnaire (DEX).
PG  - 376-85
AB  - It is recognized that existing neuropsychological measures of executive 
      dysfunction lack adequate sensitivity and selectivity. While attempts have been 
      made to develop improved measures, these have not yet been of great value to 
      those who need to accurately identify executive deficits in a clinical setting. 
      Several behavioral rating scales have been developed for this reason, including 
      the 20-item Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX), which forms part of the Behavioral 
      Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) test battery. To investigate the 
      ability of the DEX to identify executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation 
      setting, the BADS was administered to 64 persons who had sustained traumatic 
      brain injury. It was found to be almost as sensitive to executive dysfunction, as 
      measured by the total score obtained on the BADS battery, as an extended 65-item 
      version of the scale, when completed by either the occupational therapist or 
      clinical neuropsychologist working with each patient. Family members and the 
      patient themselves provided, as expected, less accurate information. Our results 
      indicate that the DEX can be used with some confidence as a screening instrument 
      to identify executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting, provided it 
      is completed by professional personnel, trained to be sensitive to the cognitive 
      and behavioral concomitants of this disorder.
FAU - Bennett, Pauleen C
AU  - Bennett PC
AD  - Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological 
      Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. p.bennett@med.monash.edu.au
FAU - Ong, Ben
AU  - Ong B
FAU - Ponsford, Jennie
AU  - Ponsford J
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Int Neuropsychol Soc
JT  - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
JID - 9503760
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Brain Injuries/*physiopathology
MH  - Cognition Disorders/*etiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neuropsychological Tests
MH  - Problem Solving/*physiology
MH  - Rehabilitation Centers/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Statistics as Topic
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Volition/physiology
EDAT- 2005/10/08 09:00
MHDA- 2005/12/13 09:00
CRDT- 2005/10/08 09:00
PHST- 2005/10/08 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/10/08 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1017/s1355617705050423 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2005 Jul;11(4):376-85. doi: 10.1017/s1355617705050423.