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Albuquerque CP, Moura O, Vilar M, Seabra-Santos MJ, Pereira M, Major S, Moreira A, Lopes AF, Gaudêncio A, Simões MR. BRIEF-A: Factor structure and measurement invariance across self-report and informant forms. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2023:1-11. [PMID: 37988689 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2023.2283080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the two forms (self-report and informant) of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version (BRIEF-A) in a sample of healthy Portuguese adults. METHOD The participants were 608 adults, 304 of whom answered the self-report form (ages 18-59; 137 male and 167 female) and 304 who answered the informant form (ages 18-70; 110 male and 194 female). RESULTS The internal consistency for the indexes and the Global Executive Composite was very good (≥.90), whereas for the scales they were either acceptable (between .70 and .80) or good (≥.80), except for the Inhibit scale in both forms. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test seven competing factor models for each of the forms. The original two-factor model (Behavioral Regulation and Metacognition Indexes) showed a slightly better model fit than the three-factor model (Behavioral Regulation, Emotional Regulation, and Metacognition Indexes) in both forms. The multiple-group analysis of the two-correlated-factor model across forms was supported (configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance). CONCLUSIONS Overall, the BRIEF-A showed adequate psychometric properties, suggesting that it is a useful instrument to assess everyday executive functioning in healthy Portuguese adults.
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- Cristina P Albuquerque
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- University of the Azores, Azores, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Serviço de Psicologia do Hospital Garcia da Orta, Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança Torrado da Silva, Almada, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Wen PS, Waid-Ebbs J, Heaton S, Velozo C. Patient-Reported Outcome of Functional Cognition for Traumatic Brain Injury: Item-Level Psychometrics. OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH 2022; 42:295-304. [PMID: 35929024 DOI: 10.1177/15394492221115180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A patient-reported functional cognition measure that can bridge neuropsychological tests and ecological validity is lacking. The purpose of this study was to present the initial item-level psychometrics of a functional cognition item bank, the Functional Cognition-Patient-Reported Outcome (FC-PRO). Confirmatory factor analysis, Rasch analysis, and convergent validity were conducted to establish item-level psychometrics of the FC-PRO item bank. Four of the six domains met essential unidimensionality criteria; all domains met rating scale criteria; domains had relatively few misfitting items (3%-13%); person reliability (.8-.92), and person strata (2.97-4.29) were satisfactory; the domains showed convergent validity for five of six domains. The FC-PRO showed adequate initial item-level psychometrics for researchers/clinicians to measure specific functional cognitive domains in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study provides the foundation for the development of future short forms, computer adaptive tests, and keyform recovery maps of patient-reported functional cognition to facilitate clinical utilization.
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- North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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