Title:
Measuring executive functioning in individuals with Parkinson's Disease: a self-report questionnaire provides incremental validity to neuropsychological measures
Author:
Wesley E. Davis
Thesis Advisor:
Martin F. Sherman
Committee Member:
Carolyn M. Barry
Committee Member:
Christopher I. Higginson
Committee Member:
Stephen E. Fowl
Committee Member:
Matthew W. Kirkhart
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2018
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
born digital
Abstract:
Measuring cognitive functioning, specifically executive functioning in this study, can be done in two primary ways. Neuropsychological measures are most commonly used which consist of individuals performing tasks and their performance on those tasks reflecting their cognitive functioning. The alternate method is via self-report measures which consists of individuals recalling their performance on past activities that relate to the specific area of cognitive functioning. To date, there has been little research examining the relation between these two types of measures and their relation to “real-world” functioning. Using a non-experimental design, the study tested 48 Parkinson’s Disease patients (24 men and 24 women) for their responses to the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire 39, the Delis Kaplan Executive Function System (i.e., Trail Making Test. Verbal Fluency test, and Color Word Interference test), and the Frontal Lobe Personality Scale. These scales measured “real-world” cognitive functioning, executive functioning via neuropsychological measures, and executive functioning via self-report measures, respectively. In partial support of the hypotheses, results indicated that the Color Word Interference test and the Frontal Lobe Personality Scale are positively correlated with “real-world” functioning. Moreover, the results indicate that a self-report measure of executive functioning provides significant incremental validity in accounting for “real-world” functioning above using neuropsychological measures alone. Clinical implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Degree:
Master of Science
Level:
Master
Discipline:
Clinical Psychology
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Identifier:
DavisWE-18
