title: Ecological validity of the Multiple Errands Test using predictive models of dysexecutive problems in everyday life.
abstract: The"dysexecutive syndrome" is composed of a range of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits that are difficult to evaluate using traditional neuropsychological tests. The Multiple Errands Test (MET) was originally developed to systematize the assessment of the more elusive manifestations of the dysexecutive syndrome. The aims of this study were to examining the reliability of the MET and to investigate the predictive ability of its indices to explain a range of "dysexecutive"-related symptoms in everyday life. Thirty patients with acquired brain injury participated in this study. The MET showed an adequate inter-rater reliability and ecological validity. The main performance indices from the MET were able to significantly predict severity of everyday life executive problems, with different indices predicting particular manifestations of different components of executive functions.
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Cuberos-Urbano
authors: Alfonso
authors: A
authors: Caracuel
authors: Raquel
authors: R
authors: Vilar-López
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Valls-Serrano
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Bateman
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Verdejo-García
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*