Journal article
Unsupervised assessment of cognition in the Healthy Brain Project: Implications for web-based registries of individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease
S Perin, RF Buckley, MP Pase, N Yassi, A Lavale, PH Wilson, A Schembri, P Maruff, YY Lim
Alzheimer S and Dementia Translational Research and Clinical Interventions | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12043
Abstract
Introduction: Web-based platforms are used increasingly to assess cognitive function in unsupervised settings. The utility of cognitive data arising from unsupervised assessments remains unclear. We examined the acceptability, usability, and validity of unsupervised cognitive testing in middle-aged adults enrolled in the Healthy Brain Project. Methods: A total of 1594 participants completed unsupervised assessments of the Cogstate Brief Battery. Acceptability was defined by the amount of missing data, and usability by examining error of test performance and the time taken to read task instructions and complete tests (learnability). Results: Overall, we observed high acceptability (98% comple..
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Awarded by Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
The Healthy Brain Project (healthybrainproject.org.au) is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT1158384, GNT1147465, GNT1111603, GNT1105576, GNT1104273, GNT1158384, GNT1171816), the National Institutes of Health (NIH-PA-13-304), the Alzheimer's Association (AARG-17-591424, AARG-18-591358), the Dementia Australia Research Foundation, the Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation, the Yulgilbar Alzheimer's Research Program, the National Heart Foundation of Australia (102052), and the Charleston Conference for Alzheimer's Disease. We thank our study partners (PearlArc, SRC Innovations, Cogstate Ltd., and Cambridge Cognition) for their ongoing support. We thank all our participants for their commitment to combating dementia and Alzheimer's disease.