Puzzling with online games (BAM-COG): Reliability, validity, and feasibility of an online self-monitor for cognitive performance in aging adults

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Aalbers, Teun ^a   Baars, Maria A E ^a   Rikkert, Marcel G M Olde ^a   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain aging; Cognitive testing; EHealth; Games; Internet; Reliability; Self monitoring; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN AGING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE TESTING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAMES; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SELF-MONITORING; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; VALIDITY;

BRAIN AGING; COGNITIVE TESTING; EHEALTH; GAMES; INTERNET; RELIABILITY; SELF-MONITORING; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84891782922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2860     Document Type: Article

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