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Executive Function Performance Test differentiates real-world functional task performance after stroke versus healthy controls.
Case-Control (n=95)
This study examined the reliability and validity of the Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT). The EFPT assesses executive function deficits in the performance of real-world tasks. It uses a structured cueing and scoring system to assess higher-level cognitive functions, specifically initiation, organization, sequencing safety and judgment, and task completion. Seventy-three participants with mild to moderate stroke and 22 age- and education-matched controls completed the 4 EFPT tasks (cooking, using the telephone, managing medications, and paying bills). Significant differences were found between participants with mild and moderate stroke and healthy control participants. The EFPT can help occupational therapists determine the level of support needed by people with cognitive impairments to perform complex instrumental tasks. Objective information derived from this assessment is an essential part of the process of determining whether the person can live independently and helping families understand how to support the performance of their family members at home.
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Baum et al. (2008) conducted a case-control in Stroke (n=95). Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT) vs. Healthy control participants was evaluated on Performance on 4 EFPT tasks (cooking, using the telephone, managing medications, and paying bills). The Executive Function Performance Test detected significant differences in the performance of 4 real-world tasks between 73 participants with mild to moderate stroke and 22 healthy controls.
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