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Poor Concordance Between Remote Neurocognitive Testing and Face-to-Face Testing of Verbal Memory Processes in Young Healthy Volunteers
Abstract
Purpose: Recently published studies indicate increased interest in remote health services that have expanded greatly with digitalization and whether they can be implemented into neuropsychological testing. Remote neurocognitive testing has become a frequently used approach today. The current study examines the concordance between the face-to-face and remote Oktem Verbal Memory Processes Test results of healthy young participants.
Method: 45 healthy young participants with a mean age of 23.41 were invited to participate in the study. Participants were 42.2% of male and 57.8% female. The Öktem Verbal Memory Processes Test was administered to participants. There was at least one week between face-to-face and remote testing. The results were compared with paired t-tests and Lin's Concordance Correlation analysis. Reliability was analyzed by examining the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient.
Results: For immediate memory score, ICC was 0.286 (95% CI: 0.016-0.524).. ICC of total learning score was calculated as 0.665 (95% CI: 0.465 -0.801). The highest learning score had an ICC of 0.868 (95% CI: 0.773 -0.926). ICC of the total inconsistency score was 0.639 (95% CI: 0.414 -0.79). Finally, the score for reaching the criterion displayed an ICC of 0.253 (95% CI: 0.079 -0.535).
Conclusions: The findings demonstrate that there is poor concordance between the results obtained with remote and face-to-face application of the Öktem Verbal Memory Process Test. As a result, using it remotely is not recommended at this stage.
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Thanks to all participants.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
June 20, 2023
Publication Date
July 10, 2023
Submission Date
November 22, 2022
Acceptance Date
June 17, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: 3