Table 4.
BRIEF descriptive results and elevated subscale score percentages by CHD diagnosis
| CHD | Control | TGA | TOF | SVF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEF Parent-Report | (n = 348) | (n = 105) | (n = 138) | (n = 67) | (n = 143) |
| Behavior Regulation Index | 52.88 (12.31) | 44.47 (7.21) | 51.50 (11.76) | 52.63 (13.23) | 54.32 (12.31) |
| Inhibit | 52.07 (12.04) | 46.22 (7.62) | 50.85 (10.80) | 52.18 (13.08) | 53.20 (12.62) |
| Shift | 53.74 (12.33) | 44.96 (8.09) | 52.41 (11.96) | 53.55 (13.14) | 55.11 (12.24) |
| Emotional Control | 52.03 (12.04) | 44.55 (6.76) | 51.01 (11.19) | 51.70 (12.69) | 53.18 (12.51) |
| Metacognition Index | 57.21 (12.17) | 45.73 (8.74) | 56.02 (12.04) | 57.07 (12.80) | 58.42 (11.94) |
| Initiate | 56.19 (12.33) | 45.87 (9.32) | 54.59 (12.42) | 55.79 (12.50) | 57.92 (12.02) |
| Working Memory | 57.15 (13.66) | 45.37 (8.74) | 55.92 (14.11) | 56.64 (14.16) | 58.57 (12.94) |
| Planning/Organization | 56.68 (12.36) | 45.56 (8.14) | 55.39 (12.05) | 56.09 (12.91) | 58.20 (12.31) |
| Organization of Materials | 54.52 (10.55) | 48.97 (9.73) | 54.21 (10.16) | 55.57 (10.49) | 54.32 (10.98) |
| Monitor | 56.20 (12.13) | 45.57 (9.00) | 56.06 (11.51) | 56.01 (13.13) | 56.43 (12.31) |
| % rated ≥ 1.5 SDs above the population mean on at least 1 subscale |
56.3 | 15.2 | 50.7 | 56.7 | 61.5 |
| BRIEF Teacher-Report | (n = 205–207) | (n = 42) | (n = 78–79) | (n = 44–45) | (n = 83) |
| Behavior Regulation Index | 56.77 (15.58) | 51.38 (9.31) | 55.21 (13.32) | 59.93 (19.93) | 56.55 (14.88) |
| Inhibit | 54.55 (13.93) | 50.52 (7.66) | 52.11 (10.38) | 57.16 (17.01) | 55.45 (14.81) |
| Shift | 59.72 (19.50) | 51.90 (13.40) | 60.22 (20.58) | 62.00 (22.30) | 58.05 (16.77) |
| Emotional Control | 54.75 (15.33) | 51.07 (10.37) | 52.96 (13.17) | 57.89 (19.39) | 54.75 (14.66) |
| Metacognition Index | 61.42 (16.71) | 52.33 (10.67) | 60.53 (16.40) | 61.76 (18.43) | 62.07 (16.17) |
| Initiate | 60.03 (15.88) | 51.02 (10.21) | 59.97 (16.62) | 58.67 (15.73) | 60.83 (15.38) |
| Working Memory | 61.90 (17.62) | 52.95 (11.09) | 60.57 (16.76) | 62.47 (19.88) | 62.86 (17.27) |
| Planning/Organization | 60.14 (15.45) | 51.83 (11.35) | 59.78 (16.03) | 61.22 (17.05) | 59.89 (14.09) |
| Organization of Materials | 59.21 (19.42) | 51.74 (11.59) | 57.89 (18.06) | 58.87 (20.78) | 60.66 (20.05) |
| Monitor | 59.36 (15.28) | 52.57 (9.97) | 57.71 (13.62) | 60.56 (17.56) | 60.29 (15.52) |
| % rated ≥ 1.5 SDs above the population mean on at least 1 subscale |
57.1 | 28.6 | 52.6 | 54.5 | 62.7 |
| BRIEF Self-Report | (n = 321) | (n = 109) | (n = 136) | (n = 65) | (n = 120) |
| Behavior Regulation Index | 49.32 (11.14) | 43.65 (9.28) | 49.79 (11.61) | 49.23 (11.17) | 48.83 (10.64) |
| Inhibit | 49.10 (10.99) | 45.23 (8.63) | 49.90 (11.48) | 49.20 (11.71) | 48.13 (9.98) |
| Shift | 49.81 (11.22) | 43.86 (10.10) | 49.55 (11.36) | 49.43 (10.88) | 50.32 (11.32) |
| Emotional Control | 49.14 (10.50) | 44.62 (8.62) | 49.24 (10.84) | 49.25 (10.71) | 48.98 (10.08) |
| Monitor | 50.04 (10.39) | 45.50 (9.55) | 50.68 (11.27) | 50.09 (10.60) | 49.29 (9.19) |
| Metacognition Index | 50.86 (11.33) | 46.18 (10.35) | 51.40 (11.55) | 50.37 (10.42) | 50.51 (11.62) |
| Working Memory | 51.38 (11.44) | 47.25 (11.44) | 51.56 (11.38) | 51.12 (12.20) | 51.32 (11.18) |
| Planning/Organization | 49.99 (10.75) | 45.45 (9.31) | 50.95 (11.34) | 49.08 (9.51) | 49.39 (10.71) |
| Organization of Materials | 49.78 (10.03) | 48.43 (10.01) | 50.80 (10.05) | 50.02 (9.74) | 48.49 (10.09) |
| Task Completion | 51.69 (11.52) | 46.33 (10.09) | 51.59 (11.52) | 51.12 (11.17) | 52.13 (11.79) |
| % rated ≥ 1.5 (1.0) SDs above the population mean on at least 1 subscale |
30.8 (49.5) | 15.6 (22.9) | 35.3 (52.9) | 27.7 (49.2) | 27.5 (45.8) |
Note. CHD = congenital heart disease; TGA = dextro-transposition of the great arteries; TOF = tetralogy of Fallot; SVF = single-ventricle children/adolescents who underwent the Fontan procedure. Unless otherwise specified, results are presented as mean (standard deviation). Some BRIEF Teacher-report data were missing; therefore, sample sizes, which are provided above as min-max, depict valid ns by group.