Neurocognitive functioning is associated with employment status: A quantitative review

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Kalechstein, AD
Newton, TF
van Gorp, WG
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[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY USA
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10.1076/jcen.25.8.1186.16723
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
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Neurocognitive assessment is frequently used as a basis for making determinations regarding a person's ability to work; yet, to our knowledge, a review of the association between neurocognition and employment status has not been conducted. For this review, we utilized meta-analysis to quantify objectively the association between eight neurocognitive domains and employment status. The meta-analysis revealed that performance in each domain was significantly associated with employment status, and that the associations were greatest for the following domains: intellectual functioning, executive functioning, and memory. These findings support the ecological validity of neurocognitive assessment.
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