Tele-Global Examination of Mental State (Tele-GEMS): an open tool for the remote neuropsychological screening.
Cognitive reserve
Cognitive screening
Normative data
Regression-based norms
Tele-neuropsychology
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
06
01
2023
accepted:
15
05
2023
medline:
12
9
2023
pubmed:
30
5
2023
entrez:
29
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Tele-neuropsychology, i.e., the application of remote audio-visual technologies to neuropsychological evaluation or rehabilitation, has become increasingly popular and widespread during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. New tools with updated normative data and appropriate methodological developments are necessary. We present Tele-GEMS, a telephone-based cognitive screening developed on N = 601 Italian participants. It yields a global score tapping on orientation, memory, spatial representation, language, and pragmatic abilities. Its administration lasts about 10 min. Clinical cut-offs are provided, accounting for demographic variables (age, education, and sex) and also for a comprehensive index taking into account cognitively stimulating life experiences that can build up a cognitive reserve. Tele-GEMS shows good internal consistency and a good inter-rater agreement. The test includes the thresholds for estimating a significant change after repeated measurements. Tele-GEMS has a good construct validity as assessed with MoCA and a suitable criterion validity assessed with its in-person version (GEMS). All the materials and the instructions, including scripts and an online Application for the automatic calculation of cut-offs, are accessible on OSF at https://osf.io/t3bma/ under a Creative Commons license.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37248426
doi: 10.1007/s10072-023-06862-1
pii: 10.1007/s10072-023-06862-1
pmc: PMC10226870
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3499-3508Informations de copyright
© 2023. Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.
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