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How impaired is too impaired? Exploring futile neuropsychological test patterns as a function of dementia severity and cognitive screening scores

by | Thursday, March 4, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Dementia, Neuropsychological Tests, Neuropsychology, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Psychometrics in Neuropsychology

March 4, 2021 Some older adults cannot meaningfully participate in the testing portion of a neuropsychological evaluation due to significant cognitive impairments. There are limited empirical data on this topic. Thus, the current study sought to provide an operational...

Self‐reported obstructive sleep apnea, amyloid and tau burden, and Alzheimer’s disease time‐dependent progression

by | Sunday, February 28, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Amyloid, Apnea, Dementia Journals, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Sleep, Tau

February 28, 2021 Abstract Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers in cognitively normal (CN) and mild cognitive impaired (MCI) participants. However, independent and combined effects of OSA, amyloid beta...

Are we measuring the same thing? Psychometric and research considerations when adopting new testing modes in the time of COVID‐19

by | Sunday, February 28, 2021 | Alzheimer's, COVID, Dementia, Dementia Journals, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Psychometrics in Neuropsychology

February 28, 2021 Abstract As the world navigates unchartered territories and witnesses the overwhelming impact of COVID‐19, investigators face important challenges to ensure continuity of research studies in a scientifically sound manner. Given the susceptibility of...