TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring attention in very old adults using the Test of Everyday Attention
AU - van der Leeuw, Guusje
AU - Leveille, Suzanne G.
AU - Jones, Richard N.
AU - Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.
AU - McLean, Robert
AU - Kiely, Dan K.
AU - Gagnon, Margaret
AU - Milberg, William P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2017/9/3
Y1 - 2017/9/3
N2 - There is a need for validated measures of attention for use in longitudinal studies of older populations. We studied 249 participants aged 80 to 101 years using the population-based MOBILIZE Boston Study. Four subscales of the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) were included, measuring attention switching, selective, sustained and divided attention and a neuropsychological battery including validated measures of multiple cognitive domains measuring attention, executive function and memory. The TEA previously has not been validated in persons aged 80 and older. Among participants who completed the TEA, scores on other attentional measures strongly with TEA domains (R=.60-.70). Proportions of participants with incomplete TEA subscales ranged from 8% (selective attention) to 19% (attentional switching). Reasons for not completing TEA tests included failure to comprehend test instructions despite repetition and practice. These results demonstrate the challenges and potential value of the Test of Everyday Attention in studies of very old populations.
AB - There is a need for validated measures of attention for use in longitudinal studies of older populations. We studied 249 participants aged 80 to 101 years using the population-based MOBILIZE Boston Study. Four subscales of the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) were included, measuring attention switching, selective, sustained and divided attention and a neuropsychological battery including validated measures of multiple cognitive domains measuring attention, executive function and memory. The TEA previously has not been validated in persons aged 80 and older. Among participants who completed the TEA, scores on other attentional measures strongly with TEA domains (R=.60-.70). Proportions of participants with incomplete TEA subscales ranged from 8% (selective attention) to 19% (attentional switching). Reasons for not completing TEA tests included failure to comprehend test instructions despite repetition and practice. These results demonstrate the challenges and potential value of the Test of Everyday Attention in studies of very old populations.
KW - Aging
KW - Attention
KW - Cognitive function
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Neuropsychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84984920705&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13825585.2016.1226747
DO - 10.1080/13825585.2016.1226747
M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontojournal.article???
C2 - 27589007
AN - SCOPUS:84984920705
SN - 1382-5585
VL - 24
SP - 543
EP - 554
JO - Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
JF - Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
IS - 5
ER -