Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists最新文献

{"title":"Clinical Efficacy of a Combined Cognitive-Language Rehabilitation Intervention: Evidence From Greek Patients With Stroke-Induced Aphasia.","authors":"Eugenia Sabbidou, Lambros Messinis, Grigorios Nasios, Anastasia Nousia, Triantafyllos Doskas, Sonia Malefaki, Aikaterini Ntoskou, Anna Alexandropoulou, Nikolaos Grigoriadis","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to implement a novel intervention program integrating cognitive remediation and traditional speech and language therapy (SLT) in persons with aphasia (PWA) and to assess the effectiveness of this combined program in improving aphasic deficits.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>PWA following stroke were assigned to one of two study groups. In the combined treatment group (CTG; n = 12), participants were treated with traditional SLT and computerized cognitive training utilizing the Rehacom rehabilitation software, while the SLT group (SLTG; n = 10) received only traditional SLT targeting both speech comprehension and expression. Both groups underwent 40-min sessions twice a week for 2 months. Participants' cognitive and language skills were assessed pre- and post-treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline, groups were matched on age and educational level. Between-group comparisons indicated better performance in favor of the CTG on a set-shifting task (p = .019) and on naming and word repetition (p = .013 and p = .031, respectively) post-treatment. Within-group analysis revealed that performance on naming improved in both groups (p < .001 for CTG and p = .003 for SLTG). The CTG also significantly improved post-treatment in set-shifting (p = .020), while the SLTG also showed significant improvement on automatic speech (p = .046) and processing speed (p = .012) post-treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results indicated that the combined intervention was more efficacious than SLT alone on naming, repetition, and set-shifting tasks in this clinical group.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive Intervention in a Patient with Lewy Bodies through Origami: A Case Report.","authors":"André Rocha Mendonça, Júlia S A de Carvalho, Carlos E Nórte, Jesus Landeira-Fernandez","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a form of Neurocognitive Disorder that can lead to impairments in memory, attention, cognitive flexibility, and mood. Cognitive intervention has been scientifically recognized as an effective tool in supporting older adults, with or without clinical conditions, utilizing various stimulation tools. In this context, origami folding emerges as a potential clinical intervention.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective is to evaluate the effects on cognition, mood, and emotional processes of an older adult with LBD who participated in a cognitive stimulation program using origami.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The protocol included eight sessions of ⁓60 min, involving the use of six origami models of increasing difficulty. To test the efficacy of the protocol, the instruments mini-mental state examination-second edition, quick intelligence test, attention test battery, five digits test, and corsi block-tapping test were applied, along with the scales geriatric depression scale-15, geriatric anxiety inventory, satisfaction with life scale, and positive and negative affect schedule-10. Results: Improvements were observed in visuospatial memory, attention skills, intelligence, and executive functions.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The results of this study align with the benefits of cognitive stimulation reported in the literature.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The impact of origami stimulation proved effective on cognitive processes and mood, in addition to being a playful, easily accessible, and implementable approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reconsidering Social-Behavioral Phenotypes in Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome: Presentation of Two Cases Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.","authors":"Danielle M Glad, Elisabeth M Vogt, Kelly L Jones, Lauren E Miller","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Comorbidity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is not well understood. Prior research regarding social functioning in WHS is inconsistent and largely focuses on reporting general social difficulties or positive screening results rather than confirmed ASD diagnoses. This case series aims to promote reconsideration of ASD diagnoses in children with WHS and is the only report of ASD symptoms and confirmed diagnoses in WHS based on a comprehensive diagnostic assessment. Two children with WHS completed comprehensive clinical neuropsychological evaluations.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Neurodevelopmental skills (Mullen Scales of Early Learning), adaptive behavior (Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-3rd Edition; Behavior Assessment System for Children-3rd Edition (BASC-3)), emotional and behavioral functioning (BASC-3), and ASD symptomatology (Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2nd Edition; TELE-ASD-PEDS) were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both children demonstrated multiple body system involvement consistent with typical medical complexities of WHS. Neuropsychological profiles of each patient revealed unique strengths and weaknesses, though each were consistent with diagnoses of intellectual developmental disorder and ASD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This case series demonstrates the need to comprehensively assess rather than merely screen ASD symptomatology in children with WHS, taking into account their degree of cognitive impairment. Increased awareness of this co-occurring diagnosis can help promote early identification by diagnosticians and monitoring by other medical providers caring for children with WHS, thereby enabling families to connect to appropriate intervention services.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144176249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Positive Associations between the Personality Trait of Openness and Verbal Learning and Memory in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Olivier J Barthelemy, Alexandria J Shirey, Stephanie Anakwe, Sandy Neargarder, Joseph DeGutis, Alice Cronin-Golomb","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Individuals with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) often experience difficulties with verbal learning and memory, even in the absence of dementia. Higher levels of the personality trait of openness predict better learning and memory in other older adult populations, but openness's contributions in PD are unknown. Lower openness and alterations in openness's neural substrates in PD suggest that openness may have strong associations with memory in PD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We used the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) personality self-rating questionnaire and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) in a cross-sectional sample of 33 persons with PD (PwPD; 17 men), 26 healthy older adults (OA; 14 men), and 37 healthy younger adults (YA; 19 men). Correlation analysis examined relations between openness (BFI-2 open-mindedness) and verbal learning and memory (RAVLT performances). Correlation and regression analysis controlled for psychosocial and cognitive factors and examined possible moderators and mediators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant, positive correlations between openness and RAVLT scores occurred in PwPD but not in OA or YA. Among PwPD, openness independently predicted most RAVLT scores in regression models. Its associations were not explained by PD duration, disease severity, disease stage, or sex. PwPD low in openness performed worse than OA. Among OA, older age predicted significantly more positive association between openness and memory.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Openness is positively associated with verbal memory in PwPD, as well as in healthy older adults (depending on age), with implications for the relevance of personality factors in cognition.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144153245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Complaints, and Cognitive Performance: Examining the Mediating Role of Sleep in College Athletes.","authors":"Garrett A Thomas, Kaitlin E Riegler, Megan L Bradson, Peter A Arnett","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression and sleep disturbance frequently co-occur, with both negatively affecting cognitive functioning. This study investigated whether sleep disturbance mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and cognitive performance in college athletes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>895 collegiate athletes (F = 230) completed comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-Fast Screen (dichotomized as elevated vs. non-elevated). Sleep disturbance was measured via the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale sleep cluster. Cognitive performance was examined using composites of attention/processing speed (A/PS) and memory. Two mediation analyses examined whether sleep disturbance mediated the effect of depressive symptoms on A/PS and memory. Reverse mediation analyses, with sleep disturbance as the predictor and depressive symptoms as the mediator, were also conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Elevated depressive symptoms were associated with poorer A/PS performance and greater sleep disturbance, which was also negatively associated with A/PS. After accounting for sleep disturbance, the relationship between depressive symptoms and A/PS became non-significant, indicating partial mediation. In reverse mediation, sleep disturbance was associated with poorer A/PS; depressive symptoms did not mediate the effect of sleep disturbance on A/PS. Depressive symptoms were not significantly associated with memory, so the forward mediation was discontinued. In the reverse model, sleep disturbance was associated with poorer memory performance even when controlling for depressive symptoms, thus inconsistent with mediation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings suggest that sleep disturbance partly explains the relationship between depressive symptoms and reduced A/PS in collegiate athletes. Additionally, sleep disturbance is associated with poorer memory performance independently of depressive symptoms. Thus, interventions targeting sleep may benefit athletes' cognitive performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144153231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparing Demographic Effects on Current and Novel Neuropsychological Measures in Older Adults with and without Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Alexandra M Reed, Kevin Duff, Sydney Y Schaefer","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study compared the effects of sex and education on existing neuropsychological assessments used in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias, as well as a novel performance-based test of cognition and daily functioning.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred seventy-one participants (46 AD, 53 amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and 72 cognitively unimpaired) completed a neuropsychological test battery and a novel performance-based test involving moving objects in a sequence with the nondominant hand. The effects of sex and education on all tests were evaluated using multivariable regression, controlling for age and group (defined based on cognitive and functional abilities according to the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative criteria).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All tests, except for the novel performance-based test and Trail Making Test, were significantly affected by sex and/or education.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The novel performance-based test may be less affected by demographic variables compared to traditional neuropsychological assessments used in AD and related dementias, rendering it more broadly applicable than other measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144153227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment of Confirmed Xeroderma Pigmentosum a Variant with Neurological Manifestations: Case Report.","authors":"Cheshire Hardcastle, Ignacio J Keller Sarmiento, Niccolò E Mencacci, Kristina Johnson","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare (1 per 1 million in United States) and progressive autosomal recessive skin disorder, typically resulting in photosensitivity and predisposition to malignant neoplasia. Neurological involvement is observed in a subset of these patients, (e.g., XPA variant), with neurodegeneration impacting roughly one in four patients. The neurocognitive impact of patients with the XPA variant is not well established or documented in current literature. Therefore, this case report presents the neurocognitive functioning of a patient with confirmed XPA with predominately neurological manifestation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This current study presents a 39-year-old, right-handed, man with 16 years of education, who was recently diagnosed with XPA via neurological and genetic assessment. He underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment as part of a comprehensive work-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>His neuropsychological profile revealed multi-domain cognitive impairment in executive functioning, language, visuospatial/constructive functioning, and encoding and retrieval aspects of memory. Behavioral/emotional regulation and social comportment were well preserved. Cognitive deficits have moderately impacted functional independence, resulting in a diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was widespread neurocognitive impairment in this XPA patient with neurodegeneration. However, significant cognitive decline did not present until adulthood in this patient, and preserved behavioral functioning bodes well for maintaining functional independence in a structured environment. Neuropsychological assessment early in diagnostic confirmation is key in tracking progression of cognitive decline, and in implementing supports to preserve functional independence.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing Interpretation of Cognitive Changes in Alzheimer's Intervention Trials: Application of Standardized Regression-Based Change Scores.","authors":"Marta Stojanovic, Breanne S Baker, Ray Urbina, Michelle Gray, Andrew M Kiselica","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Interpreting results from intervention trials for cognition in Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be complicated due to comparison to an active control group. In some cases, there are improvements in cognition across both conditions, but no between-condition differences. These results might indicate that both interventions positively impact cognition; conversely, improvements might be attributable to other factors, such as practice effects. One way to differentiate between these possibilities is to use standardized regression-based (SRB) change indices. We present an example of applying this technique to understand equivocal behavioral intervention trial results.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>214 participants (ages: 45-75) were randomly assigned to a 2-year health coaching or health education intervention to reduce AD risk and improve cognition.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Linear mixed-effects models showed improvements in cognitive domains over time, without a differential treatment effect (p < 0.001). SRB change analyses showed that improvements on the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status were likely not meaningful, with ≤5 participants demonstrating significant changes over time beyond what would be expected with no intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SRB indices provide a nuanced interpretation of results from behavioral intervention trials for improving cognition, which may translate into improved patient care decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hindi Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire on Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.","authors":"Akanksha Chaurasiya, Jay Kumar Ranjan, Nityanand Pandey, Hari Shanker Asthana","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPCSQ) is a widely used tool for assessing the pattern and severity of post-head injury symptoms, and has been translated and validated in various languages. However, a Hindi version of this questionnaire is not yet available. Therefore, the present study aimed to adapt the RPCSQ into Hindi and examine its factorial structure along with its psychometric properties.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The original English version of RPCSQ was adapted into Hindi by using the cross-cultural adaptation process. The final adapted Hindi version of RPCSQ (RPCSQ-H) was administered on traumatic brain injury (TBI) participants to assess its reliability, factor structure, discriminant validity, construct validity, and temporal stability of scale.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The psychometric evaluation of the scale yielded an acceptable Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.768. The temporal stability of RPCSQ-H was significant at the acute stage, with test-retest coefficients of 0.713 and 0.615 after 7 days and 14 days, respectively. Additionally, the results supported a six-factor model of the RPCSQ-H with good convergent validity, factor reliability, and discriminant validity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The RPCSQ-H demonstrates strong reliability and validity along with good psychometric to assess post-head injury symptoms in Hindi-speaking patients with TBI.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric Properties and Adaptation of the Parent-Report Version of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Short-Form Scale in Spanish Children.","authors":"Borja Costa-López, Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío Lavigne-Cerván, Ignasi Navarro-Soria","doi":"10.1093/arclin/acaf036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Executive functioning (EF) encompasses essential cognitive abilities crucial for self-regulation and goal achievement. The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale in Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) is a widely utilized tool for assessing EF in youth, with the short-form parent-reported version comprising twenty items.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the BDEFS-CA Short-Form in children, including factor structure, reliability, validity, and sex invariance.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Following transcultural adaptation by bilingual experts, the Spanish version was administered to 377 parents of children aged 6-12. Convergent validity was assessed using the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results from confirmatory factor analysis supported a bifactor model encompassing a general EF factor and specific subscales (Comparative Fit Index = 0.984; Root-Mean-Square Error of Approximation = 0.048; Standardized Root Mean Square Residual = 0.024): time management (TM), problem solving/organization (PS), inhibition (IN), motivation (MOT), and emotional regulation (ER). High internal consistency was observed for both the general EF factor (α/ω = 0.956) and its subscales (TM: α/ω > 0.89, PS: α/ω > 0.93, IN: α/ω > 0.94, MOT: α/ω > 0.91, ER: α/ω > 0.93). Convergent validity was confirmed through strong correlations between BDEFS-CA and CHEXI scores (r = 0.552-0.892, P < 0.001). Sex invariance analysis revealed similar factor structures for men and women.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Spanish adaptation of the BDEFS-CA Short-Form demonstrates strong psychometric properties, making it a reliable tool for assessing EF in Spanish-speaking children. Its simplicity and suitability suggest potential use by adults for gathering children's information.</p>","PeriodicalId":520564,"journal":{"name":"Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144113250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}