The Virtual Kitchen Challenge-Version 2: Validation of a Digital Assessment of Everyday Function in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conventional methods of functional assessment include subjective self/informant-report, which may be biased by personal characteristics, cognitive abilities, and lack of standardization (e.g., influenced by idiosyncratic task demands). Traditional performance-based assessments offer some advantages over self/informant reports, but they are time consuming to administer and score.

Objective

To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Virtual Kitchen Challenge -Version 2 (VKC-2), an objective, standardized, and highly efficient alternative to current functional assessments for older adults across the spectrum of cognitive aging, from preclinical to mild dementia.

Methods

236 community-dwelling diverse older adults completed a comprehensive neuropsychologic

SUBMITTER: Kaplan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12363734 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature