It is a popular measure due to its efficient, cost-effective and easy to administer, complete and interpret with good reliability and internal consistency [ 17].
Assessing the efficiency of this top-down control in aphasia is not routinely carried out per se, not least because linguistic impairments may impact on the accuracy of completing and interpreting formal assessments of cognitive control and vice versa (Fridriksson et al., 2006).
PEDS was selected because it elicits parent concerns, applies to children of preschool age and is completed, scored and interpreted in 2 5 minutes, making it an ideal choice for general practice.
Because the diagnosis is known in efficacy studies, their results are not applicable to clinical settings where patients' diagnoses are unknown until after the tests are completed and their results interpreted.
ARW conceived the research question and design, collected data, completed the analysis, and interpreted of data, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript.
JCP conceived the research question and design, collected data, completed the analysis, and interpreted of data, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript.
The BAI is one of the most commonly used measures to assess the construct of anxiety [ 25], because it is easy to administer, to complete, and to interpret.
The ability to complete patterns and interpret partial information is a central property of intelligence.
