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Assessment of executive function in bilingual adults with history of mild traumatic brain injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2019

Ileana Ratiu Open the ORCID record for Ileana Ratiu [Opens in a new window]  and
Tamiko Azuma
Ileana Ratiu*
Affiliation:
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ, 85308, USA Department of Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 870102, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
Tamiko Azuma
Affiliation:
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ, 85308, USA
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*Corresponding author. Email: iratiu@midwestern.edu
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Abstract

Background and objective:

Adults with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) often show deficits in executive function (EF), including the ability to inhibit, switch, and attend to task relevant information. Although performances differences between bilinguals and monolinguals have been observed in EF tasks, there is little research on the effect of TBI on EF in bilinguals. In this study, an ecologically valid standardized measure and experimental computerized tasks of EF were administered to Spanish-English bilingual adults with and without history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

Method:

Twenty-two bilinguals with a history of mTBI [mean age=20.1 years, SD=3.7; education=13.4 years, SD=0.7] and 20 control bilinguals [mean age=20.8 years, SD=3.6; education=13.7 years, SD=1.1], matched for age and education, completed language proficiency questionnaires, the Functional Assessment of Verbal Reasoning and Executive Strategies (FAVRES), English and Spanish language assessments, and a Flanker task (a test of inhibition).

Results:

Performance was analyzed using analyses of covariance. The results revealed that bilinguals with a history of mTBI performed worse on both the standardized assessment (FAVRES) and inhibition task. Interestingly, self-reported EF deficits were consistent with performance on these measures.

Conclusion:

The findings of this study provide useful information regarding assessment of EF deficits in bilinguals with a history mTBI. Computerized experimental tasks of EF may also prove useful in the assessment of EF in individuals with mTBI.

Keywords

Traumatic brain injuryexecutive functionbilingualism
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Brain Impairment , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 32 - 46
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© Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 2019 

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