Examination of the Reliability and Feasibility of Two Smartphone Applications to Assess Executive Functioning in Racially Diverse Older Adults
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-12-2021
Publication Title
Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
First page number:
1
Last page number:
19
Abstract
Inclusion of Black participants in clinical research is a national priority. Mobile applications and remote data collection may increase study access for diverse populations. This study examined the reliability and feasibility of two mobile smartphone application-based cognitive measures in a diverse middle aged and older adult sample. Black (n = 44; M age = 59.93) and non-Hispanic white (NHW; n = 50; M age = 61.06) participants completed traditional paper-based neuropsychological testing and two app-based measures, Arrows and Number Match. Intraclass correlations demonstrated poor to moderate reliability (range:.417–.569) between performance on the app-based versions and performance on the traditional versions. Performance score differences by racial group were not statistically significant. Both Black and NHW participants rated the app-based measures as feasible and acceptable, though Black participants endorsed a stronger likelihood of future use. These findings add to the growing literature on remote cognitive testing.
Keywords
Black; Feasibility; Non-Hispanic white; Reliability; Remote neuropsychological assessment; Smartphone application
Disciplines
Cognitive Neuroscience | Life Sciences | Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Language
English
Repository Citation
John, S. E.,
Evans, S. A.,
Kim, B.,
Ozgul, P.,
Loring, D. W.,
Parker, M.,
Lah, J. J.,
Levey, A. I.,
Goldstein, F. C.
(2021).
Examination of the Reliability and Feasibility of Two Smartphone Applications to Assess Executive Functioning in Racially Diverse Older Adults.
Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
1-19.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2021.1962790
