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Automated remote longitudinal neuropsychological testing with the California Cognitive Assessment Battery
Sandy J. Lwi, Jas M. Chok, Brian C. Curran, Krista L. Schendel, Maria Spinelli, Isabella Santavicca, Timothy J. Herron, Juliana V. Baldo. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 2025-05-13
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The CCAB showed acceptable to good concurrent validity (rs = 0.44-0.79) and reliability (rs = 0.57-0.84). Factor analysis of data from Experiment 2 identified three primary factors: Memory, Semantics, and Visuospatial-Executive (variance explained: 6.9-11.7%). In the longitudinal analysis, age, gender, education, and ethnicity were significant predictors of cognitive performance. The CCAB has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to measure cognitive performance longitudinally in an older cohort. Given the aging of the population and the need for early diagnosis of diseases such as MCI and dementia, computerized tools like the CCAB can play an important role in providing access to early cognitive assessments that help track and improve health outcomes.
Key findings
- The CCAB showed acceptable to good concurrent validity (rs = 0.44-0.79) and reliability (rs = 0.57-0.84).
- Factor analysis of data from Experiment 2 identified three primary factors: Memory, Semantics, and Visuospatial-Executive (variance explained: 6.9-11.7%).
- In the longitudinal analysis, age, gender, education, and ethnicity were significant predictors of cognitive performance.
- The CCAB has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to measure cognitive performance longitudinally in an older cohort.
- Given the aging of the population and the need for early diagnosis of diseases such as MCI and dementia, computerized tools like the CCAB can play an important role in providing access to early cognitive assessments that help track and improve health outcomes.
Why it matters
This study shows that a computerized cognitive battery has acceptable psychometric properties and can measure cognitive performance longitudinally in older adults. It may help provide access to early cognitive assessments, but it does not test a treatment or cure.
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Study details
- Study designlongitudinal study
- Effect size11.7%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 43/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for sample size, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Clinical Neuropsychologist) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | The Clinical Neuropsychologist: journal h-index 128 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A longitudinal study following the same people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Juliana V. Baldo: h-index 36 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | VA Northern California Health Care System: institution h-index 222 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40360236) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 43 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2025.2482084
- PubMed: 40360236
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APA 7th
Lwi, S. J., Chok, J. M., Curran, B. C., Schendel, K. L., Spinelli, M., Santavicca, I., et al. (2025). Automated remote longitudinal neuropsychological testing with the California Cognitive Assessment Battery. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2025.2482084
Vancouver
Lwi SJ, Chok JM, Curran BC, Schendel KL, Spinelli M, Santavicca I, et al. Automated remote longitudinal neuropsychological testing with the California Cognitive Assessment Battery. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2025. doi:10.1080/13854046.2025.2482084. PMID: 40360236.
BibTeX
@article{lwi2025-40360236,
author = {Lwi, Sandy J. and Chok, Jas M. and Curran, Brian C. and Schendel, Krista L. and Spinelli, Maria and Santavicca, Isabella and Herron, Timothy J. and Baldo, Juliana V.},
title = {{Automated remote longitudinal neuropsychological testing with the California Cognitive Assessment Battery}},
journal = {The Clinical Neuropsychologist},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1080/13854046.2025.2482084},
pmid = {40360236},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2025.2482084}
}
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