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Characterizing Executive Functioning in Older Special Populations: From Cognitively Elite to Cognitively Impaired
Ist Teil von
Neuropsychology, 2009-11, Vol.23 (6), p.778-791
Ort / Verlag
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The authors examined the structure and invariance of executive functions (EF) across (a) a continuum of cognitive status in 3 groups of older adults (cognitively elite [CE], cognitively normal [CN], and cognitively impaired [CI]) and (b) a 3-year longitudinal interval. Using latent variable analyses (LISREL 8.80), the authors tested 3-factor models ("Inhibition": Hayling [
Burgess & Shallice, 1997
], Stroop [
Regard, 1981
]; "Shifting": Brixton [
Burgess & Shallice, 1997
], Color Trails [
D'Elia et al., 1996
]; and "Updating": Reading and Computational Span [
Salthouse & Babcock, 1991
]) and 1-factor models within each group. Participants (initial
N
= 570; 53-90 years) were from the Victoria Longitudinal Study (Sample 3, Waves 1 and 2). Cross-sectionally, the authors observed a 3-factor EF structure especially for the CE group and 1-factor solutions for all 3 groups. Longitudinally, temporal invariance was supported for the 3-factor model (CE and CN groups) and the 1-factor model (CI and CN groups). Subgroups with higher cognitive status and greater 3-year stability performed better on EF factors than corresponding groups with lower cognitive status and less stability. Studies of EF structure, performance, dedifferentiation, and dysfunction will benefit from considering initial cognitive status and longitudinal stability.