Affiliations: Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University
School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA | Department of Radiology, Washington University School
of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA | Department of Neurology, Washington University School
of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Timothy J. Wolf, Program in
Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box
8505, 4444 Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. Tel.: +1 314 286 1683; Fax:
+1 314 286 1601; E-mail: wolft@wustl.edu
Abstract: Objective: The goal of this study was to test the feasibility of
administering subtests of the EFPT to stroke survivors in the acute phase of
stroke to detect executive function deficits. Participants: A population
of adults with mild to moderate stroke (N=20). Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design using the EFPT and a neuropsychological
battery immediately post-stroke. Results: Overall EFPT performance
significantly correlated with 3 of the 13 DKEFS scaled scores: Sorting (r=−0.511, p=0.030), Verbal Fluency (r= −0.474,
p=0.035) and Color-Word
Interference (r= −0.566, p=0.011) and the Short Blessed Test (r =
0.548, p=0.012). Multiple significant correlations were also found between
EFPT-bill paying and cooking subtests and DKEFS subtests. Conclusions: Performance on the EFPT one-week post stroke was very similar to what was found
in a prior study validating the EFPT in stroke survivors at 6-months
post-onset. The results of this study provide evidence to the support
conducting a follow-up study in the acute care setting using the bill paying
subtest of the EFPT along with a neuropsychological battery, to augment discharge planning.
