Evaluation of a Digital, Self-Administered, Cognitive Test Battery in Older Adult Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: Nonrandomized Feasibility Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults undergoing surgeries face increased risks of postoperative neurocognitive disorders, which impair cognitive functions. Analog neurocognitive tests are commonly used, but digital tests offer faster, more accessible assessments.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a digital cognitive test battery in older adults undergoing abdominal surgery. Feasibility included estimation of recruitment and retention rates, acceptability, perceived value, and usability of the test. The secondary aim was to explore outcome trajectories of cognition, depression, functional status, and quality of recovery.

Methods

This nonrandomized feasibility study measured recruitment and retention rates using patient logs and expanded on t

SUBMITTER: Amirpour A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12594502 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature