Status of computerized cognitive testing in aging: A systematic review

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 428-437

  Wild, Katherine ^a   Howieson, Diane ^a   Webbe, Frank ^b   Seelye, Adriana ^a   Kaye, Jeffrey ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized cognitive assessment; Computerized testing; Dementia; Early detection; Psychometrics; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AUTOMATION; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGSTATE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIREMENT SCREEN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 55549132657     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.07.003     Document Type: Review

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