Stroke-specific executive function assessment: A literature review of performance-based tools

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-19

  Poulin, Valérie ^a,b   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a,b   Dawson, Deirdre R ^c,d,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Ecological; Executive function; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE;

EID: 84874008217     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12024     Document Type: Article

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