Diversity of approaches in assessment of executive functions in XXXX : limited evidence?

@entity1 @entity2205 @entity64 @entity409
UNASSIGNED: @entity64 is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Cognitive functions and, in particular, executive function, are commonly affected after @entity64 , leading to impairments in performance of daily activities, decrease in social participation and in quality of life. Appropriate assessment and understanding of @entity409 are important, firstly to develop better rehabilitation strategies for executive functions per se and secondly to consider executive function abilities on rehabilitation strategies in general. The purpose of this review was to identify the most widely used assessment tools of @entity409 for @entity1 with @entity64 , and their psychometric properties. We systematically reviewed manuscripts published in English in databases from 1999 to 2015. We identified 35 publications. The most frequently used instruments were the Stroop, Digit Span and @entity2205 making tests. Psychometric properties were described for the Executive Function Performance Test, Executive Clock Drawing Task, Chinese Frontal Assessment Battery and Virtual Action Planning - Supermarket, and two subtests of the Cambridge Cognitive Examination - Revised. There is a paucity of tools to reliably measure @entity409 after @entity64 , despite the fact that @entity409 is frequent. Identification of the best tools for @entity409 assessment is necessary to address important gaps in research and in clinical practice.
