Telephone assessment of cognitive function in adulthood: the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone

Tun, Patricia A.; Lachman, Margie E.

doi:10.1093/ageing/afl095

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“…In line with prior research, 12,34,35 two factors were assessed, episodic memory and executive functioning. They were computed on the basis of seven cognitive dimensions measured by the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT).…”

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“…12,34,35 This included two measures of episodic memory (immediate and delayed free recall of 15 words), working memory span (backward digit span-the highest span achieved in repeating strings of digits in reverse order), verbal fluency (the number of words produced from the category of animals in 60 seconds), inductive reasoning (completing a pattern in a series of five numbers), processing speed (the number of digits produced by counting backward from 100 in 30 seconds), and attention switching and inhibitory control (the Stop and Go Switch Task). 34,35 Following exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, 12 two cognitive factors were computedepisodic memory (immediate and delayed word recall) and executive functioning (all other measures), by averaging the variables loading on each factor and standardizing to z scores. 12 A prior validation study revealed the equivalence of phone testing and faceto-face testing for the BTACT, and shows that the tests used have acceptable psychometric properties in samples who vary widely in age, education, and socioeconomic background.…”

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“…12 A prior validation study revealed the equivalence of phone testing and faceto-face testing for the BTACT, and shows that the tests used have acceptable psychometric properties in samples who vary widely in age, education, and socioeconomic background. 34,35 Telephone testing offers the opportunity to reach a range of individuals who vary in health status, physical mobility, educational attainment, including those who cannot be tested in person. In addition, the BTACT extended the range of cognitive domains assessed beyond those who are traditionally included in cognitive aging research.…”

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Subjective Age and Cognitive Functioning: A 10-Year Prospective Study

Stéphan¹,

Caudroit²,

Jaconelli³

et al. 2014

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objectives: The present study examines whether subjective age (i.e., how old or young individuals feel) is associated with cognitive functioning and tests potential mediators of this association. Design: Data from the two waves of measurement of the Midlife in the United States survey were used, with assessments conducted at the first wave in 1994e1995 and at the second wave in 2004e2006. Participants: A total of 1,352 men and women aged from 50 to 75 years at baseline (M: 59.32; SD: 6.72). Measurements: Subjective age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and the covariates sex, age, education, marital status, and disease burden were assessed at baseline to predict episodic memory and executive function measured 10 years later. Results: Multiple regression analysis revealed that a younger subjective age at baseline was prospectively associated with better episodic memory and executive function. Bootstrap analysis indicated that the association of subjective age with episodic memory and executive function was partially mediated by BMI and frequency of physical activity respectively. Conclusion: Even after accounting for chronological age and other risk factors for cognitive decline, such as disease burden and sedentary lifestyle, the subjective experience of aging predicts cognitive functioning in old age. (Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 22:1180e1187)

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Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Subjective Age and Cognitive Functioning: A 10-Year Prospective Study

Stéphan¹,

Caudroit²,

Jaconelli³

et al. 2014

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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113

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“…Prior to arriving for their session, each participant completed the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT; [32]) and a background questionnaire that assessed Internet experience. Sessions took place in the Human Factors and Usability Research Group's Laboratory at the US Census Bureau headquarters.…”

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Older adults fail to see the periphery in a Web site task

Bergstrom

Olmsted-Hawala

Bergstrom

2014

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Eye movement deficiencies are inherent with age and tend to increase in distracting visual fields, in the useful field of view (UFoV), and when information is located in the periphery. Despite well-known age-related differences in eye movement, there has been limited empirical study into how older adults look at Web sites. The study of eye movement during Web site interaction is advantageous to the study of UFoV theory because Web sites are typically complex, with important navigational elements located in the periphery. Using non-invasive eye tracking, eye movement patterns were investigated in young, middle, and older adults while they initially interacted with a typical Web site (i.e., standard top and left navigation). Older adults looked less frequently at peripheral parts of the screen compared to young adults, with the left and top navigation accounting for the greatest agerelated differences. Age-related differences in eye movement emerged during the initial 10 s and were independent from Internet experience, suggesting differences in eye movement while interacting with Web sites are inherent with aging. Results show age-related differences in eye movement during a Web site task. These applied, experimental results directly support UFoV cognitive theory in a real-world setting.

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“…The first wave was a telephone interview, lasting about 40 min and conducted to obtain demographic information and short neurocognitive tests. Within a week from completing the first wave, the second wave was conducted as a face-to-face interview to assess cognition through an extensive testing battery [18][19][20], the Need for Cognition Scale [5] and the Big Five Personality Traits tests [21]. Between one and 24 months later, the third wave was performed as a replication of the first wave.…”

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Does Brain Sweat Pay Off?: The Association between the Need for Cognition and Cognitive Function among the American Elderly

Maldonato¹,

Sperandeo²,

Costa³

et al. 2017

J Psychol Psychother

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Background: The global incidence of impaired cognition increases with the overall aging of the population. Regarding prophylactic measures, it is unclear whether engaging in cognitively-stimulating activities can decrease the risk of cognitive impairment.Objective: To determine the association between Need for Cognition and cognitive ability within a representative mirroring sample of the elderly population in the United States. Methods:We evaluated the association between Need for Cognition (measured through cognitive effort and enjoyment scores) as a predictor and neurocognitive scores (number series, concept formation, calculations, word attack, picture vocabulary, auditory working memory and similarities) as outcomes using the CogUSA dataset.Results: A total of 1,174 participants of at least 64 years of age were part of this analysis. Participants attending college (49.4%) presented higher cognitive effort and enjoyment scores. The findings demonstrate a two-factor structure, the first related to neurocognitive tests and the second related to need for cognition, with good factor loadings. Conclusion:Need for Cognition and neurocognitive ability is strongly correlated and could perhaps be constructed as a single factor. Future research should focus on assessing the relationship between the Need for Cognition and cognitive function in the context of a multitude of other factors, thus determining the contribution of individual factors under different circumstances. IntroductionAging is associated with a decline in basic cognitive functioning, including deficits in attention and episodic memory [1]. The incidence of individuals with declined cognition has increased with the global increase in the aging population that accompanies increased life expectancy [2]. In an attempt to prevent cognitive impairment, some studies have evaluated whether being involved with cognitivelystimulating activities can decrease the risk of cognitive decline [3,4]. In the literature, one of the metrics for engaging with cognitivelystimulating activities is the Need for Cognition, defined as "the tendency for an individual to engage in and enjoy thinking" [5]. Other activities commonly associated with people with high Need for Cognition levels might include searching, acquiring, and reflecting about information, all of which correspond to activities that could potentially decrease the risk of subsequent cognitive deficits. Despite this potential association, to our knowledge, these studies evaluated the association between need for cognition and cognitive ability only within local samples that do not mirror representative of the entire United States population [6,7].When it comes to the study of the association between the need for cognition and cognitive ability, some studies found an association while investigating both small and large non-representative samples. For example, higher levels of Need for Cognition have been found to lead toward increased cognitive ability in up to two years [6]. Other studies found that self-r...

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Telephone assessment of cognitive function in adulthood: the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone

Cited by 193 publications

References 21 publications

Subjective Age and Cognitive Functioning: A 10-Year Prospective Study

Subjective Age and Cognitive Functioning: A 10-Year Prospective Study

Older adults fail to see the periphery in a Web site task

Does Brain Sweat Pay Off?: The Association between the Need for Cognition and Cognitive Function among the American Elderly

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