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Monitoring Cognitive Functioning: Psychometric Properties of the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone

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Lachman, Margie E., Agrigoroaei, Stefan, Tun, Patricia A., Weaver, Suzanne L.·2014·Assessment

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Assessment of cognitive functioning is an important component of telephone surveys of health. Previous cognitive telephone batteries have been limited in scope with a primary focus on dementia screening. The Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT) assesses multiple dimensions central for effective functioning across adulthood: episodic memory, working memory, reasoning, verbal fluency, and executive function. The BTACT is the first instrument that includes measures of processing speed, reaction time, and task-switching/inhibitory control for use over the telephone. We administered the battery to a national sample ( N = 4,268), age 32 to 84 years, from the study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) and examined age, education, and sex differences; reliability; and factor structure. We found good evidence for construct validity with a subsample tested in person. Implications of the findings are considered for efficient neuropsychological assessment and monitoring changes in cognitive aging, for clinical and research applications by telephone or in person.

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Authors
Lachman, M. E., Agrigoroaei, S., Tun, P. A., & Weaver, S. L.
Affiliations
Brandeis University (US)
Venue
Assessment
Published
2013-12-09
Volume
21
Issue
4
Pages
404-417
ISSN
  • 1073-1911 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3489
OpenAlex
W2144734317
Cited by
256
References
67
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Libraries (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (P01-AG 20166, P01AG020166)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
cognitive assessment, telephone administration, cognitive aging, episodic memory, working memory, processing speed, reaction time, task switching, inhibitory control, executive function, verbal fluency, reasoning, construct validity, factor structure, reliability statistics, age differences, educational differences, sex differences, MIDUS
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Cognition, Dementia, Female, Hearing Tests, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Telephone, Reproducibility of Results

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