Utility of the iPad NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in a clinical trial of older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To demonstrate feasibility and utility of the iPad version of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) in a clinical trial of older adults.

Methods

Fifty-one adults, aged 55 and older without dementia were tested twice on NIHTB-CB and more traditional paper-and-pencil neuropsychological measures after meal ingestion, with approximately a 4-week interval. We also compared performances at Time 1 and Time 2 for significant change. We also extracted the response times and errors for available NIHTB-CB subtests to determine subtle changes in performance.

Results

Over the interval, improvement in fluid cognitive measures was noted at Time 2 (t = -3.07, p = 0.004), whereas crystallized measures were unchanged. Tests of fluid cognition negatively correlated wit

SUBMITTER: Parsey CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8648969 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature