Faculty Mentor
Dr. Maureen Mickus
Presentation Date
6-22-2015
Abstract
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in the U.S, causing 15,000 deaths each year (Hall et al, 2015). It has been estimated that 71% of clients are discharged with minimal to no services from acute/subacute after stroke because of deficits that go undetected (2015).
One of the most common deficits in stroke is loss in executive functioning (EF). Occupational therapists (OTs) have typically used a combination of tools to measure EF and most of these assessments did not involve observations in the everyday environment (Morrison et al, 2015). A new measure, known as the Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT) was developed to fill that gap.
WMU ScholarWorks Citation
Shaheen, Faryal, "Effectiveness of Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT) in Stroke Population" (2015). Occupational Therapy Graduate Student Evidenced-Based Research Reviews. 1.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ot_posters/1