Downes, M;
Kirkham, FJ;
Berg, C;
Telfer, P;
De Haan, M;
(2019)
Executive performance on the preschool executive task assessment in children with sickle cell anemia and matched controls.
Child Neuropsychology
, 25
(2)
pp. 278-285.
10.1080/09297049.2018.1491962.
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Abstract
Executive deficits are commonly reported in children with sickle cell anemia. Earlier identification of executive deficits would give more scope for intervention, but this cognitive domain has not been routinely investigated due to a lack of age-appropriate tasks normed for preschool children. In particular, information relating to patient performance on an executive task that reflects an everyday activity in the classroom could provide important insight and practical recommendations for the classroom teacher at this key developmental juncture as they enter the academic domain. The performance of 22 children with sickle cell anemia was compared to 24 matched control children on the Preschool Executive Task Assessment. Findings reveal that children with sickle cell anemia are performing poorer than their matched peers on this multi-step assessment. In particular, children with sickle cell anemia required more structured support to shift focus after a completed step, as reflected by poorer scores in the quantitative Sequencing and Completion domains. They also required more support to stay on task, as seen by poorer ratings in the qualitative Distractibility domain. ABBREVIATIONS: PETA: Preschool Executive Task Assessment; SCA: Sickle Cell Anemia; EF: Executive Functioning.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Executive performance on the preschool executive task assessment in children with sickle cell anemia and matched controls |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09297049.2018.1491962 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2018.1491962 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Executive function, neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropsychological assessment, preschool, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell disease |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10055658 |
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