Symposium

New Development in Measuring Cognitive Function in Rehabilitation: Measurement Options for Use in Research, Clinical Screening, and Remote Assessment 9641

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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  Manrui Zhang Zhang, PhD, MSW, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Postdoc
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, IL, United States

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Presenter(s)

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  EMILY HO, PhD

  Research Assistant Professor
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois, United States
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  RICHARD GERSHON, PhD

  Professor
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, IL, United States
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  Cindy J. Nowinski, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Research Professor
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, IL, United States

Cognitive function is an important health outcome and predictor of effective rehabilitation because it is fundamental to the ability to learn and adopt new skills essential for achieving functional recovery and adaptation. Although many cognitive tests are comprehensive and have been previously validated among rehabilitation populations, they are typically costly, lengthy, and requires standardized testing environment . Therefore, the accuracy or comprehensiveness in the assessment of cognitive function is often sacrificed for practical concerns (patient burden, ease of use, test environment, etc). This symposium will introduce three new measurement options designed for use in research (NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery V3, an iPad-based application become available for use in 2023), for screening purpose in the clinical environment (MyCog, an iPad-based application being tested for screening cognitive decline in primary care facilities), and for digital remote assessment (Mobile Toolbox, a set of self-administered tests to assess cognitive function remotely via smartphone).

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will recognize the importance and challenges of measuring cognitive function in rehabilitation
• Participants will be able to describe three new measurement options, the NIH Toolbox version 3.0, MyCog, and Mobile Toolbox
• Participants will interpret individual assessment results based on national norms of the NIH Toolbox version 3.0
• Participants will be able to implement MyCog in screening cognitive decline among geriatric patients in the clinical environment and as part of routine clinical practice
• Participants will recognize the reliability of using the Mobile Toolbox to assess cognitive function remotely in comparison to face-to-face testing based on the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery V3.