RT journal article
T1 Assessment of executive functions as a measure of impairments in everyday functioning in persons with HIV
A1 González-Andrade, Alejandro
A1 García-Torres, Amalia
A1 Pérez-García, Miguel
A1 Vergara Moragues, Esperanza
A2 Psicología
K1 HIV
K1 executive functions
K1 everyday functioning
K1 cognitive impairment
K1 neuropsychology
AB Persons with HIV can often present cognitive disorders such as those related to executive functioning, which could affect the daily life activities. The present study was designed to explore the predictive relationship between executive functions according to Miyake’s model and the basic and instrumental skills of everyday functioning in a group of persons with HIV (PWH). Participants were recruited from outpatient treatment Hospital and assessed using a neuropsychological battery, a modified version of the Lawton and Brody basic and instrumental activities of daily life (ADL) scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The results showed a low score in the executive function and significant relationship between executive functioning and the instrumental skills of the patients, with set-shifting being one of the most powerful predictors. The processes of executive functioning, particularly setshifting, are related to the level of functioning in the skills required for independent living in the community, but not the skills of independent living in the home. This study seems to suggest the utility of assessing executive functions as a preventive measure for the development of dependencies in normal daily instrumental skills and as the focus of interdisciplinary interventions.
SN 1354-8506
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33113
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33113
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026