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Piloting the Coffs Harbour Executive Functioning Screen (CHEFS): An off-road tool to predict fitness to drive
Applied neuropsychology. Adult, Vol.First online, pp.1-9
23/10/2024
PMID: 39440934
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Abstract
Mental processes responsible for goal-oriented behavior – executive functioning (EF) – include working memory, flexible thinking, and cognitive control. A reliable and valid assessment of EF can inform appropriate interventions and decisions to drive. We investigated the feasibility and validity of a short, iPad-administered EF screening tool in a non-clinical sample: the Coffs Harbour Executive Functioning Screen (CHEFS). Participants (N = 55) completed the CHEFS alongside a neuropsychological assessment of EF used to assess fitness to drive. Discriminant function analysis (DFA) showed that the CHEFS correctly classified 87% of participants to normative clinical ranges on the Verbal Fluency Test. The results suggest that CHEFS is a novel, easily administered tool for assessing EF in a non-clinical sample. DFA is an appropriate within-tool analysis to support the widespread administration of a screening tool to determine fitness to drive and classify patient referral needs. Further assessment is required to determine CHEFS reliability and validity with a broader range of participants varying in neuropsychological functioning, age, ethnicity, test experience, and compared to on-road driving performance.
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- Title
- Piloting the Coffs Harbour Executive Functioning Screen (CHEFS): An off-road tool to predict fitness to drive
- Creators
- Peter Hassmén - Southern Cross UniversityEmily Hindman - Southern Cross UniversityTamara Keiller - Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University - Coffs Harbour Campus, Coffs Harbour, NSW, AustraliaDuncan Blair - Southern Cross University - Coffs Harbour Campus, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
- Publication Details
- Applied neuropsychology. Adult, Vol.First online, pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Identifiers
- 991013227913402368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article