TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Development of a generic version of the multiple errands test for severe acquired brain injuries
JO  - Applied neuropsychology. Adult
A1  - Basagni, Benedetta
A1  - Bosetti, Sara
A1  - Cantelli, Sabrina
A1  - Ermon, Silvia
A1  - Rovere, Federica
A1  - Navarrete, Eduardo
A1  - De Tanti, Antonio
A1  - Saviola, Donatella
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Impairment of executive functions is a frequent and disabling consequence of brain injury. In 1991, Shallice and Burgess elaborated the Multiple Errand Test (MET) to assess everyday troubles associated with this impairment. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Our first aim was to create a generic version of MET (MET-G) readily adaptable to different settings and for retesting. The second aim was to validate the revised version to detect executive impairment in individuals with severe ABI. <br><br>METHODS: An inter-professional team of experts in neurorehabilitation created a revised version of MET. Twenty-one patients with sABI (severe Acquired Brain Injury) and a control group of 20 neurologically healthy subjects, took part in the testing of MET-G. <br><br>RESULTS: MET-G clearly distinguished people with sABI from healthy controls based on Total error score, task completion, and rule breaking. The test showed good inter-rater reliability and internal consistency. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The new, generic version of MET was able to differentiate adults with sABI from controls and proved to be a good tool for evaluating executive functions in these patients in daily-life contexts. Indications on how to adapt the test to different contexts and different scoring modalities are provided.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2327-9095
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2021.1990928
ID  - ref1
ER  -