Table 2.
Self and informant-reported executive functioning in cochlear implant (CI) users and normal-hearing (NH) controls
| BRIEF–A | Self–Report | Informant–Report | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI User | NH | CI User | NH | |||||
| N = 30 | N = 42 | N = 27 | N = 35 | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Inhibit | 49.47 | 6.54 | 50.81 | 8.25 | 46.81 | 6.83 | 48.23 | 8.24 |
| Shift | 53.93* | 9.00 | 50.83 | 10.74 | 45.96 | 6.20 | 48.94 | 10.01 |
| Emotional Control | 52.40 | 9.43 | 48.86 | 9.63 | 48.00 | 8.66 | 46.34 | 10.18 |
| Self Monitor | 49.33 | 8.28 | 48.05 | 12.42 | 49.42 | 8.54 | 46.60 | 9.72 |
| Initiate | 50.97 | 8.80 | 52.79 | 12.35 | 51.11 | 8.86 | 50.71 | 12.07 |
| Working Memory | 51.33 | 8.92 | 54.55* | 10.61 | 47.85 | 5.99 | 51.49 | 12.07 |
| Plan/Organize | 50.87 | 10.36 | 51.36 | 10.86 | 48.89 | 8.80 | 48.49 | 10.62 |
| Task Monitor | 54.50* | 9.39 | 52.86 | 11.87 | 49.48 | 7.80 | 48.97 | 11.74 |
| Organization of Material | 50.83 | 7.91 | 51.19 | 12.45 | 51.15 | 9.47 | 50.97 | 10.74 |
| Behavioral Recognition Index | 51.70 | 7.77 | 49.48 | 10.82 | 47.77 | 7.20 | 47.06 | 10.40 |
| Metacognition | 51.77 | 8.14 | 52.74 | 11.73 | 49.67 | 7.40 | 49.74 | 10.89 |
| Global Executive Composite | 51.80 | 7.20 | 52.00 | 12.74 | – | – | – | – |
Note. BRIEF–A subscale scores are expressed as T scores (M = 50, SD = 10). Subscale scores in bold represent scores that are significantly (*p < .05 based on one-tailed tests) greater than the normative mean.