#cognitivetesting

JMIR Publications

@jmirpub.bsky.social

4 months ago

Evaluation of a Digital, Self-Administered, Cognitive Test Battery in Older Adult Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: Nonrandomized #feasibility Trial Background: Older adults undergoing surgery face increased risks of postoperative neurocognitive disorders which impair cognitive functions. Analog neurocognitive tests are commonly used, but digital tests offer faster, more accessible assessments. Objective: The primary aim was to evaluate the #feasibility of a digital cognitive test battery in older adults undergoing abdominal surgery. #feasibility included estimation of recruitment and retention rates, acceptability, perceived value and #usability of the test. The secondary aim was to explore outcome trajectories of cognition, depression, functional status and quality of recovery. Methods: A non-randomized #feasibility study. Recruitment and retention rates were measured using patient logs and expanded upon in semi-structured interviews with nurses. Acceptability, perceived value, and #usability were explored through interviews with patients and nurses, and the System #usability Scale (SUS). Cognitive functions were assessed with a digital cognitive test battery (CERAD, TMT A+B, Stroop, SDPT) and the Nursing Delirium Screening scale, and depression with the Geriatric Depression Scale. Functional status was measured using World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, and postoperative recovery with the Swedish Quality of Recovery questionnaire. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests and qualitative data with content analysis. Results: The test battery was feasible, acceptable and demonstrated excellent #usability. The mean SUS score was 87 (SD=17.9, 95% CI: 78.9-95.2), and all predefined progression criteria were met. Recruitment spanned over 1.5 years, during which 24 patients were included (mean age of 77 years, range 63-90, 56% women). Most patients underwent laparoscopic colorectal #Cancer surgery. Three patients developed postoperative delirium for one day only. No patient developed delayed neurocognitive recovery or mild/major neurocognitive disorder at the postoperative follow-up. Qualitative data showed that both nurses and patients regarded the digital cognitive test battery as important for assessing cognitive function, and found it easy to use and understand. Nurses reported that recruitment was challenging, partly because not all patients attended a preoperative in-person consultation prior to surgery. Conclusions: The digital, self-administered cognitive test battery was found to be feasible, acceptable, and usable in older adults undergoing abdominal surgery. However, recruitment challenges and a small, homogeneous sample limit generalizability and warrant careful consideration in a larger-scale study. Clinical Trial: NCT05564195, registration date 2022-10-03.

JMIR Formative Res: Evaluation of a Digital, Self-Administered, Cognitive Test Battery in Older Adult Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: Nonrandomized #feasibility Trial #CognitiveTesting #DigitalHealth #OlderAdults #PostoperativeCare #NeurocognitiveDisorder

SoulLogik (Dot) Com

@soullogik.bsky.social

6 months ago

Cognitive testing is a simple, quick way to check how well your brain is functioning—helping detect early signs of memory, thinking, or learning issues. Regular testing can guide treatments, improve mental health, and even help delay cognitive decline. #BrainHealth #CognitiveTesting

Claudia Chesler

@claudiachesler.bsky.social

7 months ago

St. Petersburg hasn’t been called Leningrad since *1991*.
#CognitiveTesting #DementiaDonald

Epilepsia Open

@epilepsia-open.bsky.social

7 months ago

Although LEV did not improve global cognition, it showed promising effects in specific domains, such as visuospatial and executive function.
doi.org/10.1002/epi4...

#epilepsy #epilepsia #ILAE #Alzheimersdisease #cognitivedecline #cognitivetesting #dementia #levetiracetam

Lafayette Instrument

@lafayetteic.bsky.social

8 months ago

With designed tasks that map directly onto human cognitive tests, this approach enhances cross-species consistency, boosting the reliability of translational research. #CognitiveTesting #Neuroscience

Explore the potential for multi-species research: lafayettelifesciences.com

International Anesthesia Research Society

@iars360.bsky.social

10 months ago

Assessing Older Anesthesiologists:

Should #CognitiveTesting be considered for older anesthesiologists before renewal of their medical staff privileges?

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JMIR Publications

@jmirpub.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Digital Migration of the Loewenstein Acevedo Scales for Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L): Development and Validation Study in Older Participants Background: The early detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is crucial for providing treatment before further decline. Cognitive challenge tests such as the Loewenstein-Acevedo Scales for Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L™) can identify…

JMIR Mental Health: #Digital Migration of the Loewenstein Acevedo Scales for Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L): Development and Validation Study in Older Participants #CognitiveHealth #AlzheimersAwareness #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #CognitiveTesting

TestMyBrain

@testmybrain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Curious about how social health impacts your thinking? @UCDavisResearch is studying the link between social connection and cognition in middle and older adulthood. Learn more about the study!
🔗 www.testmybrain.org/...
#TestMyBrain #CognitiveTesting #DigitalLab #CitizenScience

TestMyBrain

@testmybrain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Cognitive testing en español! The TMB Digital Lab offers tools for cognitive research around the world. Check it out!
🔗 v3.testmybrain.org/d...
#TestMyBrain #CognitiveTesting #TMBDigitalLab #InvestigaciónCognitiva

TestMyBrain

@testmybrain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Frontiers | Childhood Adversity and Dimensional Variations in Adult Sustained Attention Background and ObjectiveSustained attention is a transdiagnostic phenotype linked with most forms of psychopathology. We sought to understand factors that in...

Did you know? Early life adversity is related to sustained attention when measured with the TMB Gradual Onset CPT, which takes 6 minutes! www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy.... If you are interested in using this test, contact info@testmybrain.org. #testmybrain #sustainedattention #cognitivetesting

TestMyBrain

@testmybrain.bsky.social

1 year ago

If you are interested in using this test, get in touch, info@testmybrain.org. #testmybrain #TMBtests #cognitivetesting #processingspeed
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TestMyBrain

@testmybrain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Learn more about its development and psychometric characteristics - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... #testmybrain #TMBtools #cognitivetesting
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Clay Jones

@claytoonz.bsky.social

2 years ago

Biden didn't take a cognitive test because he didn't have to while Trump, by his own admission, took two. Why? #Biden #Trump #CognitiveTesting #DementiaDon #MAGA

Jan R. Boehnke

@jrboehnke.bsky.social

7 years ago

Basically a month to go to submit abstracts to this year's @BSPID conference in Edinburgh:


#psychology #individualdifferences #differentialpsychology #behaviouralscience #behaviouralgenetics #intelligence #cognitivetesting