Protocol - Executive Function - Questionnaire - Children
- Broad Psychopathology - Adult
- Broad Psychopathology - Child
- Cognitive Flexibility (Dimensional Change Card Sort) - Children, Adolescents, and Adults
- Cognitive Flexibility (Dimensional Change Card Sort) - Young Children
- Decision Making (Iowa Gambling Task) - Adult
- Decision Making (Iowa Gambling Task) - Child
- Executive Function - Direct Assessment - Adolescent
- Executive Function - Direct Assessment - Adult
- Global Mental Status Screener - Adult
- Global Mental Status Screener - Child
- Global Mental Status Screener - Older Children and Adolescents
- Intelligence Scale - 16 to 90 years
- Intelligence Scale - 2 years, 6 months to 7 years, 7 months
- Intelligence Scale - 6 to 16 years 11 months
- Intelligence Scale - Birth to 3.5 years
- Laboratory Test of Risk Taking (Balloon Analogue Risk Task)
- Nonverbal Reasoning
- Spatial Reasoning - Adolescents and Adults
- Verbal Memory - Adult
- Verbal Memory - Child
- Visual Memory - Adult
- Visual Memory - Child
- Working Memory - Adult
- Working Memory - Child
Description
The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) is a detailed questionnaire designed to assess executive function behaviors of children and adolescents in the school and home environments. The BRIEF® is completed by parents and teachers and is a proprietary instrument available online from PAR, Inc., at www4.parinc.com.
Specific Instructions
The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) is a proprietary instrument and administration requires a license from PAR, Inc.
Availability
Protocol
The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) consists of two questionnaires; one is completed by the individual’s parent and the other by the teacher. Each questionnaire consists of 86 items and has a related scoring profile. Please note that normative data for each questionnaire is available by the child’s gender for four developmental age groups.
The BRIEF® has eight clinical scales (inhibit, shift, emotional control, initiate, working memory, plan/organize, organization of materials, and monitor). Please note that the working memory and inhibit scales differentiate among Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) subtypes.
The eight clinical scales form two broader indexes (behavioral regulation and metacognition) and an overall score (global executive composite).
In addition to the clinical scales, the BRIEF® has two validity scales (inconsistency and negativity).
The BRIEF® is available in English and in Spanish and is useful when working with individuals who have learning disabilities and attention disorders, depression, traumatic brain injuries, pervasive developmental disorders, lead exposure, and other developmental, psychiatric, neurological, and medical conditions.
The BRIEF® is a proprietary instrument and is available online from PAR® at www4.parinc.com. A fee is associated with the BRIEF® and is dependent upon various factors, such as if the BRIEF® is purchased as a kit (i.e., questionnaires, manuals, and scoring forms) or in individual components.
Personnel and Training Required
According to the PAR, Inc., website, administration of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) requires "a degree from an accredited 4-year college or university in psychology, counseling, or a closely related field plus satisfactory completion of coursework in test interpretation, psychometrics and measurement theory, educational statistics, or a closely related area; or license or certification from an agency that requires appropriate training and experience in the ethical and competent use of psychological tests."
Equipment Needs
None
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Proxy-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Child, Adolescent
Participants
Individuals aged 5-18 years old
Selection Rationale
The Sickle Cell Disease Working Group 2 (Neurology, Quality of Life, and Health Services) selected the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) because it is a well-validated, widely used instrument.
Language
English, Other languages available at source
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Abnormality of higher mental function | HP:0011446 | HPO |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.
Guidance from ERP 4 included the following:
- Added new Measure
- No changes to existing protocol
- Back-compatible; no changes to the Data Dictionary,
Protocol Name from Source
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®)
Source
The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function® (BRIEF®) is proprietary instrument and can be obtained through:
PAR, Inc.
16204 North Florida Avenue
Lutz, FL 33549
Customer Support: 800.331.8378
website: www4.parinc.com
General References
Berg, C., Edwards, D. F., & King, A. (2012). Executive function performance on the children’s kitchen task assessment with children with sickle cell disease and matched controls. Child Neuropsychology, 18(5), 432-448.
Gioia, G. A., Isquith, P. K., Guy, S. C., & Kenworthy, L. (2000). Behavior rating inventory of executive function. Child Neuropsychology, 6(3), 235-238.
Gioia, G. A., Isquith, P. K., Retzlaff, P. D., & Espy, K. A. (2002). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in a clinical sample. Child Neuropsychology, 8(4), 249-257.
Hensler, M., Wolfe, K., Lebensburger, J., Nieman, J., Barnes, M., Nolan, W., King, A., & Madan-Swain, A. (2014). Social skills and executive function among youth with sickle cell disease: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39(4), 493-500.
Protocol ID
131502
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX131502000000 | Protocol 131502 - proprietary. Check DCW for more | N/A | ||
Measure Name
Executive Function - Questionnaire
Release Date
November 28, 2017
Definition
An interviewer-administered questionnaire to measure a respondent’s system of high-level cognitive functions such as abstract thinking, rule acquisition, cognitive flexibility, and goal-oriented behavior.
Purpose
This measure can be used to screen for a wide variety of developmental, systemic, neurological, and psychiatric disorders such as attention disorders, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, depression, mild cognitive impairment, dementias, and schizophrenia.
Keywords
Neurology, sickle cell disease, SCD, cognition, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, aging, proprietary, Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, gerontology, aging, geriatrics
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 131501 | Executive Function - Questionnaire - Adult |
| 131502 | Executive Function - Questionnaire - Children |
| 131503 | Executive Function - Questionnaire - Preschool Children |
Publications
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