Testing Cognitive Performance Goes Digital with ‘Guttmann Cognitest’!

Published on November 3, 2022

Just like technology has made things easier and more convenient in our daily lives, it is also revolutionizing the way we assess cognitive performance. A digital solution called ‘Guttmann Cognitest’ is designed to evaluate cognitive abilities through seven computerized tasks, taking about 20 minutes to complete. This study aimed to validate the effectiveness of ‘Guttmann Cognitest’ by comparing it to traditional paper-and-pencil neuropsychological assessments. Participants in the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI) underwent extensive in-person assessments using both methods. The results showed that ‘Guttmann Cognitest’ measures four main cognitive domains accurately and is correlated with the gold standard tests. Additionally, it was found that age, education level, and gender can impact cognitive performance. The study also provides norming equations for future assessments. This digital solution opens up new possibilities for large-scale cognitive evaluations and experimental research. If you’re curious to learn more about the study and its findings, check out the full article!

Thanks to technological advances, the administration of cognitive assessments via digital solutions continues to increase, both in research and clinical practice. “Guttmann Cognitest”°ledR is a digital solution for cognitive assessment which includes seven computerized tasks designed to assess main cognitive functions requiring approximately 20 min to be completed. The purpose of the present study was to validate it against standard and more extensive in-person neuropsychological assessments in the context of the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI) cohort study. We studied 274 participants of the BBHI (126 women, mean age = 56.14, age range 44–69), who underwent an extensive in-person assessment, including a classical paper-and-pencil neuropsychological assessment and a cognitive assessment via the “Guttmann Cognitest”°ledR. Principal component analysis indicated that “Guttmann Cognitest”°ledR measures four main cognitive domains and convergent validity analysis demonstrated that cognitive performance was associated with gold standard paper and pencil tests. Results also showed an expected negative correlation with age, a relation with educational level as well as a gender effect. Regression-based norming equations for the sample tested are also reported. Performing a cognitive assessment with this digital solution is feasible and potentially useful to gather information about cognitive functioning in large samples and experimental settings.

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