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. 2022 Sep;29(5):867-881.
doi: 10.1080/13825585.2021.1927961. Epub 2021 Jun 17.

Reliability and Validity of a Home-Based Self-Administered Computerized Test of Learning and Memory Using Speech Recognition

R Scott Mackin  1   2 , Emma Rhodes  2   3 , Philip S Insel  1 , Rachel Nosheny  1   2 , Shannon Finley  2 , Miriam Ashford  2 , Monica R Camacho  2 , Diana Truran  2 , Kenneth Mosca  4 , Guy Seabrook  5 , Randall Morrison  4 , Vaibhav A Narayan  4 , Michael Weiner  1   2   6
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Reliability and Validity of a Home-Based Self-Administered Computerized Test of Learning and Memory Using Speech Recognition

R Scott Mackin et al. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the ReVeReTM word list recall test (RWLRT), which uses speech recognition, when administered remotely and unsupervised.

Methods: Prospective cohort study. Participants included 249 cognitively intact community dwelling older adults. Measures included clinician administered neuropsychological assessments at baseline and unsupervised remotely administered tests of cognition from six time-points over six months.

Results: The RWLRT showed acceptable validity. Reliability coefficients varied across time points, with poor reliability between times 1 and 2 and fair-to-good reliability across the remaining five testing sessions. Practice effects were observed with repeated administration as expected.

Discussion: Unsupervised computerized tests of cognition, particularly word list learning and memory tests that use speech recognition, have significant potential for large scale early detection and long-term tracking of cognitive decline due to AD.

Keywords: Online cognitive tests; memory; reliability; revere; speech recognition; validity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Drs Rhodes and Ashford and Philip Insel, Monica Camacho, Diana Truran-Sacrey, and Shannon Finley reported no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

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Performance on RWLRT over 18 months RWLRT = Revere Word List Recall Test
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