Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

Schatz, Philip; Browndyke, Jeffrey N.

doi:10.1097/00001199-200210000-00003

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“…Even where test developers refer to such stimuli as "verbal" or "verbally-based," or such subtests as "verbal memory," computer-based measures cannot assess efferent language or verbal modalities. (For a more comprehensive review of computer-based assessment, see Schatz & Browndyke, 2002). The literature is not entirely in agreement with respect to the psychometric equivalence of computerized versus paper-based assessment measures.…”

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Cross-Validation of Measures Used for Computer-Based Assessment of Concussion

Schatz

Putz²

2006

Applied Neuropsychology

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Cross-Validation of Measures Used for Computer-Based Assessment of Concussion

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2006

Applied Neuropsychology

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“…The findings of this study support their conclusions, speaking in favor of the use of computer-based tests in the neuropsychological assessment of executive functions. A similar assumption is defended by Schatz and Browndyke (2002), who believe that computer-based tests can offer benefits over paperand-pencil evaluations of cognitive functions during neuropsychological assessment.…”

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Assessing executive functions in older adults: A comparison between the manual and the computer-based versions of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Wagner¹,

Trentini²

2009

Psychology & Neuroscience

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Executive functions (EF) are a group of high-level cognitive processes that control and direct lower-level abilities in order to produce goal-directed behavior. Because these functions are a multidimensional entity, they can be assessed using different tests. One of the tests often used to evaluate EF is the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). The WCST is a task that involves hypothesis testing, identification of concepts, resistance to interference, switching categories, and inhibition. Two versions of the task have been used in neuropsychological testing, but little is known about their equivalence. In this study, we investigated the performance of two groups of elderly people in two versions of the task: manual (cards) and computer-based. Fifty-four healthy elderly participants took part in this study; half of the sample was assessed with the computer-based version of the WCST, while the other half performed the manual version. There were no differences between the two versions of the task in our sample of elderly participants (total number correct, perseverative errors, percent conceptual level responses, and number of categories completed). In this sense, the results provide evidence for the equivalence of both versions in the assessment of EF in healthy elderly participants.

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“…Computers have been used in neuropsychology with increasing frequency for many years because of the many advantages that go beyond administration simplicity and data collection [67][68][69]. As Woo [67] and Collerton et al [70] have shown, computers can improve neuropsychological assessment in several ways: 1) Computers provide precise measurements at the millisecond level, providing a more sensitive measure of cognitive impairment, especially in high-functioning older adults and in patients with milder levels of cognitive deficit.…”

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Using game authoring platforms to develop screen-based simulated functional assessments in persons with executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury

Martínez‐Pernía¹,

Núñez-Huasaf²,

Blanco³

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Journal of Biomedical Informatics

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Highlights:1. Functional assessments are helpful in clinical decision-making.2. No practical, widely available everyday functional assessments currently exist.3. Serious game platforms such as eAdventure can be used to develop screen-based simulated functional assessments.4. The development of the SBS-COT required three professionals who required a total of 49 hours to finish the SBS-COT, which cost approximately US$1,821, taking into account the cost/person-hour. 5. The SBS-COT shows good feasibility as a pre-screening test of executive dysfunction assessment as well as good acceptability and usefulness for therapists and patients. Abstract:The assessment of functional status is a critical component of clinical neuropsychological evaluations used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in patients with cognitive brain disorders. There are, however, no widely adopted neuropsychological tests that are both ecologically valid and easily administered in daily clinical practice. This discrepancy is a roadblock to the widespread adoption of functional assessments. In this paper, we propose a novel approach using a serious game authoring platform (eAdventure) for creating screenbased simulated functional assessments. We created a naturalistic functional task that consisted of preparing a cup of tea (SBS-COT) and applied the assessment in a convenience sample of eight dyads of therapists/patients with mild executive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury. We had three main aims. First, we performed a comprehensive review of executive function assessment in activities of daily living. Second, we were interested in measuring the feasibility of this technology with respect to staffing, economic and technical requirements. Third, a serious game was administered to patients to study the feasibility of this technology in the clinical context (pre-screening test). In addition, quantitative (Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaires) and qualitative (semistructured interviews) evaluations were applied to obtain user input. Our results suggest that the staffing, economic and technical requirements of the SBS-COT are feasible. The outcomes of the pre-screening test provide evidence that this technology is useful in the functional assessment of patients with executive dysfunction. In relation to subjective data, the TAM questionnaire showed good user acceptability from a professional perspective. Interview analyses with professionals and patients showed positive experiences related to the use of the SBS-COT. Our work indicates that the use of these types of authoring platforms could have positive long-term implications for neuropsychological research, opening the door to more reproducible, cooperative and efficient research by allowing the facilitated production, reuse and sharing of neuropsychological assessment tools.

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Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

Cited by 133 publications

References 83 publications

Cross-Validation of Measures Used for Computer-Based Assessment of Concussion

Cross-Validation of Measures Used for Computer-Based Assessment of Concussion

Assessing executive functions in older adults: A comparison between the manual and the computer-based versions of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Using game authoring platforms to develop screen-based simulated functional assessments in persons with executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury

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