Pereira Armanda, Lopes Sílvia, Magalhães Paula, Sampaio Adriana, Chaleta Elisa, Rosário Pedro
Department of Applied Psychology, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Neuropsychophysiology Lab, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Front Psychol. 2018 Feb 6;9:21. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00021. eCollection 2018.
The aim of the present study was to examine how executive functions are assessed in children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy. A systematic literature review was conducted using four bibliographic databases (WebScience, Scopus, PubMed, and Psycinfo), and only studies that evaluated at least one executive function were selected. Both the research and reporting of results were based on Cochrane's recommendations and PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guidelines. The instrument most frequently used was the D-KEFS. All studies point to the existence of impairments in the executive functions among children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy with an impact on several cognitive and life domains. There is a need to further systematize the research protocols to study the executive functions and their assessment in the intervention context. Findings of this review presented a diversity of tests (e.g., D-KEFS) or tasks (e.g., The inhibitory ability task) used with children with Cerebral Palsy. However, no information was given about adaptations performed to the test/task to meet Cerebral Palsy's specificities. Future research could consider including this information, which is key both to researchers and practitioners. The results of this study have important implications and suggestions for future avenues and guidelines for research and practice.
本研究的目的是探讨如何对患有脑瘫的儿童和青少年的执行功能进行评估。使用四个文献数据库（WebScience、Scopus、PubMed和Psycinfo）进行了系统的文献综述，仅选择了评估至少一种执行功能的研究。研究和结果报告均基于Cochrane的建议和PRISMA（系统评价和Meta分析的首选报告项目）指南。最常用的工具是D-KEFS。所有研究都指出，患有脑瘫的儿童和青少年存在执行功能障碍，这对多个认知和生活领域产生影响。有必要进一步系统化研究方案，以研究执行功能及其在干预背景下的评估。本综述的结果表明，针对患有脑瘫的儿童使用了多种测试（如D-KEFS）或任务（如抑制能力任务）。然而，未提供有关为适应脑瘫的特殊性而对测试/任务所做调整的信息。未来的研究可以考虑纳入这些信息，这对研究人员和从业者都至关重要。本研究的结果对未来的研究途径以及研究和实践指南具有重要意义和建议。
