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Parent- and Adolescent-reported Executive Functioning in the Context of Randomized Controlled Trials of Online Family Problem-Solving Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2021

Allison P. Fisher Open the ORCID record for Allison P. Fisher [Opens in a new window] ,
Lisa M. Gies ,
Megan E. Narad ,
Cynthia A. Austin ,
Keith Owen Yeates ,
H. Gerry Taylor ,
Nanhua Zhang  and
Shari L. Wade
Allison P. Fisher*
Affiliation:
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH45229, USA
Lisa M. Gies
Affiliation:
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH45229, USA
Megan E. Narad
Affiliation:
Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Cynthia A. Austin
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Keith Owen Yeates
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, USA
H. Gerry Taylor
Affiliation:
Professor, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Nanhua Zhang
Affiliation:
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Shari L. Wade
Affiliation:
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH45229, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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*Correspondence and reprint requests to: Allison P. Fisher, Graduate Student Research Assistant, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH45229, USA. E-mail: allison.fisher@cchmc.org
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Abstract

Objective:

We examined parent- and adolescent-reported executive functioning (EF) behaviors following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the context of Online Family Problem-Solving Therapy (OFPST) and moderators of change in EF behaviors.

Method:

In total, 274 families were randomized to OFPST or an internet resource comparison group. Parents and adolescents completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function at four time points. Mixed models were used to examine EF behaviors, assessing the effects of visit, treatment group, rater, TBI severity, age, socioeconomic status, and family functioning.

Results:

Parents rated their adolescents’ EF as poorer (F(3,1156) = 220.15, p < .001; M = 58.11, SE = 0.73) than adolescents rated themselves (M = 51.81, SE = 0.73). Across raters, EF behaviors were poorer for adolescents whose parents had less education (F(3,1156) = 8.60, p = .003; M = 56.76, SE = 0.98) than for those with more education (M = 53.16, SE = 0.88). Age at baseline interacted with visit (F(3,1156) = 5.05, p = .002), such that families of older adolescents reported improvement in EF behaviors over time. Family functioning also interacted with visit (F(3, 1156) = 2.61, p = .049), indicating more improvement in EF behaviors over time in higher functioning families. There were no effects of treatment or TBI severity.

Conclusion:

We identified a discrepancy between parent- and adolescent-reported EF, suggesting reduced awareness of deficits in adolescents with TBI. We also found that poorer family functioning and younger age were associated with poorer recovery after TBI, whereas adolescents of parents with less education were reported as having greater EF deficits across time points.

Keywords

TBIPediatricExecutive functionSelf-reportTreatmentAdolescent
Type
Regular Research
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , February 2022 , pp. 123 - 129
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Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2021

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