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Dynamic occupation assessment of executive function in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: An initial report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2015

E. Chubarov ,
E. Sommerfeld ,
H. Hermesh ,
G. Shoval ,
M. Weiser  and
G. Zalsman
E. Chubarov
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
E. Sommerfeld
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
H. Hermesh
Affiliation:
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Adult Outpatient Clinic, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
G. Shoval
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
M. Weiser
Affiliation:
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Department of Psychiatry, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
G. Zalsman*
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
*
⁎Corresponding author. Geha Mental Health Center, PO Box 102, 49100 Petach Tiqva, Israel. Tel.: +972 3 9258205. E-mail address:zalsman@post.tau.ac.il (G. Zalsman).
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Abstract

Objective

This study presents an initial evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Dynamic Occupation Assessment of Executive Function (DOAEF), a new tool designed to assess adolescents’ executive function (EF) in daily situations and offering two levels of mediation through the administration process.

Method

In the preliminary study, we tested 22 healthy adolescents. In the advanced stage, the instrument was administered to 105 healthy adolescents and to another 92 adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Information regarding EF was assessed by the DOAEF and Wisconsin Card Sorting Computer Version Test (WCST-CV-64).

Results

Inter-rater, test–retest and internal consistency indices were found to be satisfactory. Correlation between the DOAEF and the WCST-CV-64 scores supports the DOAEF's convergent validity. Significant differences were found between the healthy participants and the adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, thus supporting the DOAEF's criterion validity.

Conclusion

The DOAEF may be useful in assessing the level of mediation, which patients need for the comprehension of daily situations in which EFs are required.

Keywords

AdolescentSchizophrenia spectrum disordersExecutive functionDynamic occupational assessment
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Original article
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue 8 , November 2015 , pp. 894 - 899
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2020

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