Assessing objective cognitive impairments in cancer survivors: Features and validity of measures for research and clinical applications.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This narrative review aims to (1) identify neuropsychological tests for assessing cognitive function impairment in patients with cancer, specifically in the domains of attention and memory, (2) summarize the characteristics of these tests, including cognitive function domains, test content, readability, and psychometric quality, and (3) evaluate the feasibility of each test in cancer care.

Methods

Data sources include published test manuals, documents from official web pages, and published journal articles.

Results

Our study identified eight neuropsychological tests that are most frequently used to assess the attention and memory domains of objective cognitive function in patients with breast cancer. These tests include the California Verbal Learning Test, H

SUBMITTER: Jung SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10622612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature