Computerized cognitive testing for older adults: A review

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-28

  Zygouris, Stelios ^a   Tsolaki, Magda ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cognitive impairment; computerized testing; dementia; older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAMBRIDGE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION BATTERY; COGNITION; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE STABILITY INDEX; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE TESTING; DEMENTIA ASSESSMENT; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DOCUMENTATION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDLINE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VITAL SIGN; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84922661023     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317514522852     Document Type: Review

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