Design process and preliminary psychometric study of a video game to detect cognitive impairment in senior adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Assessment of episodic memory has been traditionally used to evaluate potential cognitive impairments in senior adults. Typically, episodic memory evaluation is based on personal interviews and pen-and-paper tests. This article presents the design, development and a preliminary validation of a novel digital game to assess episodic memory intended to overcome the limitations of traditional methods, such as the cost of its administration, its intrusive character, the lack of early detection capabilities, the lack of ecological validity, the learning effect and the existence of confounding factors.

Materials and methods

Our proposal is based on the gamification of the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) and it has been designed to comply with the psychometric ch

SUBMITTER: Valladares-Rodriguez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5494179 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature