Shifting of Cognitive Assessments Between Face-to-Face and Telephone Administration: Measurement Considerations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Telephone-administered cognitive assessments are a cost-effective and sometimes necessary alternative to face-to-face assessments. There is limited information in large studies concerning mode effects, or differences in cognition attributable to the assessment method, as a potential measurement threat. We evaluated mode effects on cognitive scores using a population-based sample of community-living older adults.

Methods

We used data from participants aged 65-79 in the 2014 Health and Retirement Study for whom the interview mode was randomized (n = 6,825). We assessed mode differences in test means, whether mode modifies associations of cognition with criterion variables, and formal measurement invariance testing.

Results

Relative to face-to-face assessment,

SUBMITTER: Smith JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9938920 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature