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Laera G, Joly-Burra E, Zuber S, Ballhausen N, Künzi M, Ihle A, da Silva Coelho C, Haas M, Mikneviciute G, Tinello D, Kliegel M, Hering A. Do executive functions explain older adults' health-related quality of life beyond event-based prospective memory? NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND COGNITION. SECTION B, AGING, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION 2023; 30:135-149. [PMID: 34665685 DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2021.1989368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous work has shown that event-based prospective memory (EBPM) predicted health-related quality of life (HrQoL). In the present study, we aimed to examine whether the relationship between EBPM and HrQoL extended to life satisfaction, and whether it persisted after controlling for other cognitive functions related to EBPM, namely executive functions and retrospective memory. We tested two models using structural equation modeling with latent variables in a sample of older adults. In the first model, we assessed whether EBPM predicted life satisfaction and HrQoL; in the second model, we controlled for retrospective memory and executive functions. The first model indicated that EBPM was related to HrQoL. However, in the second model, this relationship was eliminated by executive functions; life satisfaction was not related to any of the cognitive variables. Findings corroborated the link between HrQoL and EBPM, suggesting that such relationship stems from executive functions rather than retrospective memory.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Laera
- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg School for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,LIVES, Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspective, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Aging Lab (Cal), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg School for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Suchy Y, Lipio Brothers S, DesRuisseaux LA, Gereau MM, Davis JR, Chilton RLC, Schmitter-Edgecombe M. Ecological validity reconsidered: the Night Out Task versus the D-KEFS. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2022; 44:562-579. [PMID: 36412540 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2022.2142527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although executive functioning (EF) correlates with execution of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), tests of EF have been criticized for having poor ecological validity. Attempts have been made to develop new tests that approximate naturalistic daily tasks. However, the incremental utility of such tests has not been convincingly demonstrated. The Night Out Task (NOT) is a novel measure designed to increase ecological validity. This study examined whether the NOT correlates with traditional lab- and home-based measures of EF and IADLs, and whether it outperforms traditional measures of EF in predicting IADLs. METHOD Participants (50 adults aged 60 to 95) completed (1) the Delis Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) and IADLs in the laboratory, and (2) ecological momentary assessment of EF and daily IADL tasks at home across three weeks (using the Daily Assessment of Independent Living and Executive Skills protocol; DAILIES). RESULTS The NOT correlated with a lab-based measure of EF beyond covariates, and lab-based IADLs beyond covariates and beyond the D-KEFS. However, it was unrelated to at-home variables beyond covariates. In contrast, the D-KEFS was a significant predictor of at-home IADLs, and this association was mediated by at-home EF performance. CONCLUSION This study provides a preliminary validation of the NOT as a correlate of office-based performances in a primarily college educated white sample. Despite its high face validity, the NOT does not appear to sufficiently tap EF processes needed for home-based IADLs as measured by the DAILIES, although small sample size limits the interpretability of this negative finding.
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- Yana Suchy
- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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