Eilam-Stock Tehila, Shaw Michael T, Sherman Kathleen, Krupp Lauren B, Charvet Leigh E
Department of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Departmernt of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, USA.
Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2021 Feb 14;7(1):2055217321994853. doi: 10.1177/2055217321994853. eCollection 2021 Jan-Mar.
The Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is the gold standard for cognitive screening in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the increased need for virtual clinical visits, we examined the reliability of remote administration of the SDMT vs. standard in-person administration to individuals with MS.
Pearson's correlation analysis was performed between SDMT scores on the in-person and remote administrations.
For n = 132 participants, remote and in-person SDMT scores were strongly correlated (r = .80, = .000).
Remote administration of the SDMT is a reliable cognitive screening approach in MS.
符号数字模态测验（SDMT）是多发性硬化症（MS）认知筛查的金标准。
由于近期的新冠疫情以及对虚拟临床问诊需求的增加，我们研究了对MS患者进行SDMT远程施测与标准面对面施测的可靠性。
对面对面施测和远程施测的SDMT分数进行Pearson相关性分析。
对于n = 132名参与者，远程和面对面施测的SDMT分数高度相关（r = 0.80，P = 0.000）。
对MS患者进行SDMT远程施测是一种可靠的认知筛查方法。
