ReviewPatient related outcome measures2020
Psychometric Properties of Cognitive Assessment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.
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- What is the extent of reliability and validity evidence for screening tools for cognitive and behavioral change in people with ALS? A systematic review.Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration · 2024Pooled it
- Psychometrics and diagnostics of Italian cognitive screening tests: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Pooled it
- Unlocking the mind: brain mapping for the exploratory quest of functional and cognitive networks in awake neurosurgery.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Early cognitive decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and its relation to driving: an observational study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Observational
- Systematic review of measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures in patients with elbow-related orthopedic conditions.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Review
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- Ecological validity of performance-based cognitive screeners in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: preliminary evidence.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Article
- Accessing and Receiving Speech-Language Pathology Services at the Multidisciplinary Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Patient Experiences and Needs.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2024Article
- Feasibility and diagnostics of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023Article
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- Diagnostics and clinical usability of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Validity and diagnostics of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) in non-demented amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Cognitive Profiles of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Differ in Resting-State Functional Connectivity: An fMRI Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeWe aimed to list all tests used to assess cognitive change in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and to provide a descriptive synthesis of the psychometric properties of tests that were evaluated in a population of ALS patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe protocol is registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD42017055603). We systematically search for literature in 11 databases. Full-text articles, in any language, with original research were included. All included articles were scrutinised by two independent authors. Disagreement was resolved by consensus. The framework of Lezak informed conceptualises of the tests identified. To evaluate methodological quality, we used the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). Data were synthesised using criteria proposed by the Cochrane Back Review Group.
resultsOf 319 included articles, 46 articles reported information on the psychometric properties of cognitive tests used in patients with ALS. We found that the highest level of evidence was supported for the Reading the Mind in the Eye Test (RME), Addenbrooke's Cognitive Evaluation (ACE) and Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB). Moderate level of evidence was found for the screening tests; Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
conclusionThe screening test, ECAS and the social cognition test, RME, may have some advantages over other tests that have been used for assessing cognitive change in ALS patients. Recommendations of ALS-specific tests with sound psychometric properties are urgently needed.
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