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ArticleArchives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists2025

Screening for Executive Impairment in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia: Evidence from the Greek Version of the Frontier Executive Screen.

Eleni Konstantinopoulou, Irini Vilou, Ioanna Falega, Valentina Papadopoulou, Electra Chatzidimitriou, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Eleni Aretouli, Ioannidis Panagiotis

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Article in Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eleni KonstantinopoulouSchool of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5771-7836
Irini Vilou2nd Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ioanna FalegaSchool of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Valentina PapadopoulouSchool of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Electra ChatzidimitriouSchool of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikolaos Grigoriadis2nd Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Eleni AretouliPsychology Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Ioannidis Panagiotis2nd Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GR

Funding

Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 50177/602657
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the present study was to adjust the frontier executive screen (FES) for the Greek population, to develop normative data, and to investigate its ability to discriminate patients diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia from healthy individuals.

methodsThe FES was administered to 142 community-dwelling healthy adults (age: M = 65.9, SD = 8.5; education: M = 10.8, SD = 4.3; sex: 59% female) and 32 patients diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (age: M = 69.3, SD = 8.6; education: M = 11.7, SD = 4.8; sex: 31% female). Correlation and regression analyses were performed to determine the association between the FES scores, demographic, and clinical characteristics. Cronbach's α coefficient was used to determine internal consistency. Group differences on the FES were examined with independent samples t-test and Mann-Whitney test. Discriminant and ROC analyses were used to determine diagnostic accuracy and to identify the optimal cutoff score for the discrimination between groups.

resultsRegression analyses indicated associations between demographic characteristics and FES scores (age: R2 = .08; education: R2 = .33). Internal consistency was marginally acceptable (α = .69). Patients scored lower than healthy participants on the total FES score (d = 1.91) and its three subscores (verbal fluency: η2 = .60; inhibition: η2 = .52; working memory: d = 0.90). The results indicated high diagnostic accuracy (94%) and the optimal cutoff score was 7 (91% sensitivity, 78% specificity).

conclusionsThe Greek version of the FES is a useful tool for the brief evaluation of executive functions in patients diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

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Cognitive DysfunctionExecutive FunctionFrontotemporal DementiaNeuropsychological TestsAgedFemaleGreeceHumansMaleMiddle AgedAssessmentExecutive functionsFrontotemporal dementiaNorms/normative studies

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PMID38214191
PMCPMC12458073
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