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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022

Accounting for retest effects in cognitive testing with the Bayesian double exponential model via intensive measurement burst designs.

Zita Oravecz, Karra D Harrington, Jonathan G Hakun, Mindy J Katz, Cuiling Wang, Ruixue Zhaoyang, Martin J Sliwinski

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zita OraveczDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
Karra D HarringtonCenter for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
Jonathan G HakunCenter for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
Mindy J KatzDepartment of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States.
Cuiling WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States.
Ruixue ZhaoyangCenter for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
Martin J SliwinskiDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States.
Pennsylvania State University · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Ambulatory Methods for Measuring Cognitive ChangeU2CAG060408 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI SLIWINSKI, MARTIN J · 2018 to 2022
$14.9M
Psychosocial Determinants and Biological Pathway to Healthy Aging (Pathways)T32AG049676 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI LYNN M. MARTIRE · 2016 to 2026
$3.9M
Self-regulation of Health Promotion: the Roles of Momentary Variability in Working Memory Capacity and Neurocognitive AgingR00AG056670 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI HAKUN, JONATHAN G. · 2019 to 2021
$721k
Multi-timescale process models to disentangle subtle cognitive decline and learning effectsR56AG074208 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI ORAVECZ, ZITA · 2021 to 2021
$669k
NIA NIH HHS R00 AG056670NIA NIH HHS R56 AG074208NIA NIH HHS T32 AG049676NIA NIH HHS U2C AG060408
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monitoring early changes in cognitive performance is useful for studying cognitive aging as well as for detecting early markers of neurodegenerative diseases. Repeated evaluation of cognition via a measurement burst design can accomplish this goal. In such design participants complete brief evaluations of cognition, multiple times per day for several days, and ideally, repeat the process once or twice a year. However, long-term cognitive change in such repeated assessments can be masked by short-term within-person variability and retest learning (practice) effects. In this paper, we show how a Bayesian double exponential model can account for retest gains across measurement bursts, as well as warm-up effects within a burst, while quantifying change across bursts in peak performance. We also highlight how this approach allows for the inclusion of person-level predictors and draw intuitive inferences on cognitive change with Bayesian posterior probabilities. We use older adults' performance on cognitive tasks of processing speed and spatial working memory to demonstrate how individual differences in peak performance and change can be related to predictors of aging such as biological age and mild cognitive impairment status.

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Bayesian multilevel modelingdouble negative exponential modelmeasurement burst designretest learningsubtle cognitive decline

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PMID36225891
PMCPMC9549774
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