Higginson Christopher I, Thompson Tom, Benjamin Abigail E, Rosales Allison C, Zane Katherine L, Valenti Marisa, Ibrahim Karlie, Rock Megan A, Chaffee Trisha A
a Department of Psychology , Loyola University Maryland , Baltimore , MD , USA.
b Loyola Clinical Centers , Loyola University Maryland , Baltimore , MD , USA.
Brain Inj. 2017;31(13-14):1807-1812. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2017.1347278. Epub 2017 Aug 22.
The Functional Assessment of Verbal Reasoning and Executive Strategies (FAVRES) is a measure of cognitive-communication and executive functions involving everyday tasks. Scores are predictive of employment status; however, the measure's construct validity is unclear.
The study's objective was to assess the linear association of FAVRES test performance with performance on a number of neuropsychological measures in a sample of individuals with neurocognitive deficits.
Twenty-two adults completed the FAVRES, Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), Color-Word Interference (CWI), Tower and Trail Making (TM).
FAVRES Total Accuracy score significantly correlated with CWI Inhibition (r = -0.43) and Tower (r = 0.60). Total Rationale significantly correlated with CWI Inhibition (r = -0.49), TM Number-Letter Switching (r = -0.48) and Tower (r = 0.55). Total Reasoning significantly correlated with CWI Inhibition (r = -0.71), Inhibition Switching (r = -0.50), TM Number-Letter Switching (r = -0.67) and Tower (r = 0.69) but also correlated with a number of measures involving other elements of cognition.
Results provide evidence of convergent validity for the FAVRES as a measure of executive functions. Accuracy and Rationale scores also appear to have good discriminant validity.
言语推理与执行策略功能评估（FAVRES）是一种涉及日常任务的认知沟通和执行功能测量方法。分数可预测就业状况；然而，该测量方法的结构效度尚不清楚。
本研究的目的是评估在有神经认知缺陷的个体样本中，FAVRES测试表现与多项神经心理学测量表现之间的线性关联。
22名成年人完成了FAVRES、神经心理状态评估可重复成套测验（RBANS）、德利斯科-卡普兰执行功能系统（D-KEFS）、颜色-文字干扰（CWI）、塔与连线测验（TM）。
FAVRES总准确率得分与CWI抑制（r = -0.43）和塔测验（r = 0.60）显著相关。总理由得分与CWI抑制（r = -0.49）、TM数字-字母转换（r = -0.48）和塔测验（r = 0.55）显著相关。总推理得分与CWI抑制（r = -0.71）、抑制转换（r = -0.50）、TM数字-字母转换（r = -0.67）和塔测验（r = 0.69）显著相关，但也与涉及其他认知要素的多项测量相关。
结果为FAVRES作为执行功能测量方法的收敛效度提供了证据。准确率和理由得分似乎也具有良好的区分效度。
