A-149 Demographic Correlates of a Short-Form Test of Executive Functioning

Abstract Objective This poster explores demographic correlates of a recently developed Short-Form Test Executive Functioning. Method Subjects were 23 adults referred by neurologists and psychiatrist for neuropsychological testing to private practice. All subjects signed informed consent documents. included 12 males 11 females, 20 Caucasians 3 African-Americans, 22 right handed. The subjects’ ages ranged from 74 (M-52.04, SD-14.87) the education levels 10–20 (M-15.87, SD-3.45). Diagnoses Stroke-12, Traumatic Brain Injury-6, Alzheimer’s disease-2, Multiple Sclerosis-1, Parkinson’s disease-1 Epilepsy-1. administered including Functioning (SF-TEF) Sf-TEF is composed card sorting subtests Verbal Conceptual Fluency (TVCF) but rather than administering 116 cards only 58 are full scales scores prorated save time. Number Correct, Perseveration Errors Categories. short form each correlated with age variables. Results correlations between Categories 0.247, 0.01, 0.08 0.21, 0.273 0.12 which all non-significant at P < 0.05 level statistical significance. Conclusions These results suggest that not unduly influenced education.