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Comparing a visual and verbal semantic memory test on the effects of gender, age and education as assessed in a cognitively healthy sample : A pilot study in the development of the international neuropsychological test profile-a tablet-based cognitive assessment
Heidinger T, Lehrner J.. Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater, 2020-06-30
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background Due to the increase of dementia diagnoses and individuals interested in monitoring their cognitive status, practical new neuropsychological tests are needed. Tablet-based tests offer a good alternative to traditional paper-pencil tests, as they can be completed remotely and independently. This study assessed two semantic memory tests (verbal and visual memory), in the scope of the creation of a new tablet-based battery-the International Neurocognitive Profil (INCP)-on the influences of demographic variables. Methods In all, 46 cognitively healthy participants who recruited at the memory clinic of the Medical University of Vienna were included in this study. They were asked to complete two tests of semantic memory and implicit learning: Capital Knowledge (CK) using verbal input and Flag Knowledge (FK) using visual input. Performance on the two tests was analysed according to influences of gender and age using two analyses of variance. Post hoc comparisons between age and gender groups were performed. In addition, correlational analyses were computed to assess strengths of association with age, gender and education. Results FK- and CK-based measures were found to be influenced by demographic variables with semantic memory measures being significantly influenced by gender and education while incidental memory measures were influenced by age. Performances differed between FK and CK showing that the mode of testing (visual, verbal) affected participant's performance. Conclusion These findings are important for the creation of normative samples for both CK and FK. Furthermore, this study underlines the importance of using different testing modes when assessing individuals' semantic memory.
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Heidinger, T., & Lehrner, J. (2020). Comparing a visual and verbal semantic memory test on the effects of gender, age and education as assessed in a cognitively healthy sample : A pilot study in the development of the international neuropsychological test profile-a tablet-based cognitive assessment. Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-020-00355-9
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Heidinger T, Lehrner J. Comparing a visual and verbal semantic memory test on the effects of gender, age and education as assessed in a cognitively healthy sample : A pilot study in the development of the international neuropsychological test profile-a tablet-based cognitive assessment. Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater. 2020. doi:10.1007/s40211-020-00355-9. PMID: 32608011.
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@article{heidinger2020-32608011,
author = {Heidinger, T. and Lehrner, J.},
title = {{Comparing a visual and verbal semantic memory test on the effects of gender, age and education as assessed in a cognitively healthy sample : A pilot study in the development of the international neuropsychological test profile-a tablet-based cognitive assessment}},
journal = {Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1007/s40211-020-00355-9},
pmid = {32608011},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-020-00355-9}
}
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Key findings
- Results FK- and CK-based measures were found to be influenced by demographic variables with semantic memory measures being significantly influenced by gender and education while incidental memory measures were influenced by age.
- Conclusion These findings are important for the creation of normative samples for both CK and FK.
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- Evidence strengthLow
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| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
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| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32608011) |
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| Points | 24 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 24 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 41 out of 100. |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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