title: Contribution of rating scales to intervention for executive dysfunction.
abstract: Executive dysfunction is present in children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of clinical conditions. A growing body of literature has demonstrated the usefulness of rating scales designed to gauge executive functioning in everyday life. In this article, we discuss evidence supporting the use of such rating scales to assess intervention outcome, how they may inform development of interventions, and how comparing rater perspectives can assess awareness of cognitive dysfunction. We provide an example of how an executive function rating scale helped define intervention targets and measured outcomes in a recently published real-world intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder. Rating scales of executive function provide valuable information with respect to treatment planning and assessment of intervention outcome.
authors.affiliation: a Neuropsychology Program, Department of Psychiatry , Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Lebanon , New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Isquith
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenworthy
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gioia
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001364:Awareness; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: executive function; intervention; measurement