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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

The Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery (SNSB) is one of the standardized neuropsychological test batteries widely used in Korea. However, it may be a bit too lengthy for patients with decreased attention span; and it does not provide the score of global cognitive function (GCF), which is useful for monitoring patients longitudinally. We sought to validate a dementia version of SNSB (SNSB-D) that was shorter than the original SNSB and contained only scorable tests with a GCF score of 300.

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APA 7th

Ahn, H. J., Chin, J., Park, A., Lee, B. H., Suh, M. K., Seo, S. W., et al. (2010). Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery-dementia version (SNSB-D): a useful tool for assessing and monitoring cognitive impairments in dementia patients. Journal of Korean medical science. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1071

Vancouver

Ahn HJ, Chin J, Park A, Lee BH, Suh MK, Seo SW, et al. Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery-dementia version (SNSB-D): a useful tool for assessing and monitoring cognitive impairments in dementia patients. Journal of Korean medical science. 2010. doi:10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1071. PMID: 20592901.

BibTeX

@article{ahn2010-20592901,
  author  = {Ahn, H. J. and Chin, J. and Park, A. and Lee, B. H. and Suh, M. K. and Seo, S. W. and Na, D. L.},
  title   = {{Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery-dementia version (SNSB-D): a useful tool for assessing and monitoring cognitive impairments in dementia patients}},
  journal = {Journal of Korean medical science},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1071},
  pmid    = {20592901},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1071}
}

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Key findings

However, it may be a bit too lengthy for patients with decreased attention span; and it does not provide the score of global cognitive function (GCF), which is useful for monitoring patients longitudinally.
We sought to validate a dementia version of SNSB (SNSB-D) that was shorter than the original SNSB and contained only scorable tests with a GCF score of 300.
We administered SNSB-D to patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (n=43) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) (n=93), and normal controls (NC) (n=77).
MCI and AD groups had GCF scores significantly different from NC group, and GCF scores were able to distinguish patients with Clinical Dementia Rating of 0.5 and 1.

Why it matters

This study validated a shorter dementia version of the Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery that includes a global cognitive function score. It is a test-validation study for assessing and monitoring cognitive impairment, not a treatment study.

Study details

Participants43
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 53/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Korean medical science)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	Journal of Korean Medical Science: journal h-index 111 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
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	1 / 5	2010 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	43 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	6 / 7	Cited 486 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	4 / 5	27.0 citations a year over 18 year(s) since 2010
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 9.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	3 / 6	Cited by 16 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 104 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	3 / 4	Last-listed author Duk Lyul Na: h-index 67 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Sungkyunkwan University: institution h-index 788 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 20592901)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	53 / 100	—

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