Measurement Properties of the Multiple Errands Test: A Systematic Review

Rotenberg, Shlomit; Ruthralingam, Moira; Hnatiw, Brett; Neufeld, Kimberley; Yuzwa, Kirstin E.; Arbel, Ifah; Dawson, Deirdre

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2020.01.019

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“…In a recent systematic review, 33 articles reporting a version of the MET were found and their psychometric properties were assessed. The MET was commonly scored by accuracy of task completion, task omissions and partial omissions, as well as scores regarding rule breaks (Rotenberg et al, 2020), with partial omissions being most sensitive to impairment (Dawson et al, 2009). Furthermore, this review found that for many versions of the MET, there was generally good internal consistency, good inter-rater reliability, sufficient test-retest reliability, good-adequate convergent validity, and good ability to differentiate clinical groups.…”

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The Oxford digital multiple errands test (OxMET): Validation of a simplified computer tablet based multiple errands test

Webb

Jespersen

Chiu

et al. 2021

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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Impairments in executive functioning are common following Acquired Brain Injury, though there are few screening tools which present a time efficient and ecologically valid approach to assessing the consequences of executive impairments. We present the Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test (OxMET), a novel and simplified computer-tablet version of a Multiple Errands Test.We recruited 124 neurologically healthy controls and 105 stroke survivors to complete the OxMET task. Normative data and internal consistency were established from the healthy control data. Convergent and divergent validation was assessed in a mixed subset of 158 participants who completed the OxMET and OCS-Plus. Test-retest reliability was examined across a mixed subset of 39 participants. Finally, we investigated the known-group discriminability of the OxMET.The OxMET demonstrated very high internal consistency, and stable group level testretest performance as well as good convergent and divergent validity. The OxMET demonstrated high sensitivity and good specificity in overall differentiation of stroke survivors from controls.The Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test is a brief, easy to administer tool, designed to quickly screen for potential consequences of executive impairments in a virtual environment shopping task on a computer tablet. Initial normative data and validation within a chronic stroke cohort is presented.

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“…Evidence for divergent validity would result from comparing the MET to non-executive measures (Rotenberg et al, 2020), such as memory and intelligence (Hanberg et al, 2018).…”

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The Oxford digital multiple errands test (OxMET): Validation of a simplified computer tablet based multiple errands test

Webb

Jespersen

Chiu

et al. 2021

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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“…With regards to ROC analyses, we found moderate to good sensitivity of the task to differentiating this heterogeneous stroke survivor sample from healthy controls. Though the aim of our test is to screen for executive impairment and not to screen for the presence of a stroke, such pathological group differentiation has been shown in other versions of the MET (Rotenberg et al, 2020, with 12 of the 14 studies examining discriminability showing significant differences). The present results align this digital OxMET version with the known-group literature on multiple errands tasks.…”

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“…Most prominently, the need to take patients out into the real world raises practical concerns regarding transport, staff time, and patient safety. Several versions of the MET have since been created (see review Rotenberg et al, 2020) to work around some of these issues. Real-world versions have been adapted for patients in hospitals (Dawson et al, 2009;Knight, Alderman, & Burgess, 2002), shopping centers (Alderman, Burgess, Knight, & Henman, 2003) and large stores (Antoniak et al, 2019), as well as a home-based version (Burns et al, 2018), addressing some of the barriers.…”

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“…For example, the performance on the MET was found to correlate with the Trail Making Test Trail A time and Trail B, and Trail B/A performance (Alderman et al, 2003;Jovanovski et al, 2012;Wiederhold & Riva, 2012), and with inhibition impairment (Burgess, Alderman, Evans, Emslie, & Wilson, 1998). However, the heterogeneity of versions of multiple errands tasks makes a comparison of psychometric properties difficult (Rotenberg et al 2020). In addition, there is a similar wide variation in the scoring methods as there are versions of the MET.…”

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The Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test (OxMET): Validation of a Simplified Computer Tablet Based Multiple Errands Test

Webb¹,

Jespersen²,

Chiu³

et al. 2020

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Impairments in executive functioning are common following Acquired Brain Injury, though there are few screening tools which present a time efficient and ecologically valid approach to assessing the consequences of executive impairments. We present the Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test (OxMET), a novel and simplified computer-tablet version of a Multiple Errands Test.We recruited 124 neurologically healthy controls and 105 stroke survivors to complete the OxMET task. Normative data and internal consistency were established from the healthy control data. Convergent and divergent validation was assessed in a mixed subset of 158 participants who completed the OxMET and OCS-Plus. Test-retest reliability was examined across a mixed subset of 39 participants. Finally, we investigated the known-group discriminability of the OxMET.The OxMET demonstrated very high internal consistency, and stable group level test-retest performance as well as good convergent and divergent validity. The OxMET demonstrated high sensitivity and good specificity in overall differentiation of stroke survivors from controls. The Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test is a brief, easy to administer tool, designed to quickly screen for potential consequences of executive impairments in a virtual environment shopping task on a computer tablet. Initial normative data and validation within a chronic stroke cohort is presented.

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Preliminary validation of the Virtual Kitchen Challenge as an objective and sensitive measure of everyday function associated with cerebrovascular disease

Holmqvist,

Jobson,

Desalme

et al. 2024

Alz & Dem Diag Ass & Dis Mo

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Preliminary validity of a computer‐based test of everyday function (Virtual Kitchen Challenge [VKC]) was examined against brain‐imaging markers of cerebrovascular disease and in contrast to conventional neuropsychological and self‐report measures. Twenty community‐dwelling older adults (n = 6 mild cognitive impairment) performed simulated breakfast and lunch tasks using a computer touchscreen (VKC). Automated measures (completion time, proportion time off screen, etc.) were computed during training and test conditions. White matter hyperintensity (WMH) volumes from brain magnetic resonance imaging and conventional measures of cognition and function also were obtained. VKC completion time and proportion time off screen improved significantly from training to test and were significantly associated with WMH volume (r > 0.573). VKC measures and WMH were not significantly correlated with conventional cognitive or self‐report measures. The VKC holds promise as a valid measure of subtle functional difficulties in older adults that is sensitive to change and cerebrovascular pathology, highlighting its potential for clinical trials.Highlights Virtual Kitchen Challenge (VKC) scores showed significant improvement from training to test conditions. VKC scores (completion time and proportion of time off screen) were associated with a neuroimaging biomarker of brain health (white matter hyperintensities).

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Measurement Properties of the Multiple Errands Test: A Systematic Review

Cited by 19 publications

References 47 publications

The Oxford digital multiple errands test (OxMET): Validation of a simplified computer tablet based multiple errands test

The Oxford digital multiple errands test (OxMET): Validation of a simplified computer tablet based multiple errands test

The Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test (OxMET): Validation of a Simplified Computer Tablet Based Multiple Errands Test

Preliminary validation of the Virtual Kitchen Challenge as an objective and sensitive measure of everyday function associated with cerebrovascular disease

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