Lachman Margie E, Agrigoroaei Stefan, Tun Patricia A, Weaver Suzanne L
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
Assessment. 2014 Aug;21(4):404-17. doi: 10.1177/1073191113508807. Epub 2013 Dec 9.
Assessment of cognitive functioning is an important component of telephone surveys of health. Previous cognitive telephone batteries have been limited in scope with a primary focus on dementia screening. The Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT) assesses multiple dimensions central for effective functioning across adulthood: episodic memory, working memory, reasoning, verbal fluency, and executive function. The BTACT is the first instrument that includes measures of processing speed, reaction time, and task-switching/inhibitory control for use over the telephone. We administered the battery to a national sample (N = 4,268), age 32 to 84 years, from the study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) and examined age, education, and sex differences; reliability; and factor structure. We found good evidence for construct validity with a subsample tested in person. Implications of the findings are considered for efficient neuropsychological assessment and monitoring changes in cognitive aging, for clinical and research applications by telephone or in person.
认知功能评估是健康电话调查的重要组成部分。以往的认知电话测试组范围有限，主要侧重于痴呆筛查。成人电话认知简短测试（BTACT）评估了成年期有效功能的多个核心维度：情景记忆、工作记忆、推理、语言流畅性和执行功能。BTACT是首个包含处理速度、反应时间以及电话使用中的任务切换/抑制控制测量的工具。我们对来自美国中年研究（MIDUS）的32至84岁全国样本（N = 4268）进行了该测试组，并研究了年龄、教育程度和性别差异；可靠性；以及因子结构。我们通过对一个子样本进行现场测试，发现了结构效度的有力证据。研究结果的意义被认为有助于高效的神经心理学评估以及监测认知衰老的变化，可用于电话或现场的临床和研究应用。
