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ArticleHeliyon2024

Cognitive screening test for rehabilitation using spatiotemporal data extracted from a digital trail making test part-A.

Kouki Kubo, Seiji Hama, Akira Furui, Tomohiko Mizuguchi, Zu Soh, Akiko Yanagawa, Akihiko Kandori, Hiroto Sakai, Yutaro Morisako, Yuki Orino and 4 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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14 authors.

Kouki KuboDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Seiji HamaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Akira FuruiGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
Tomohiko MizuguchiNew Business Producing Division, Business Development Department, Maxell, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Zu SohGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
Akiko YanagawaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Akihiko KandoriCenter for Exploratory Research, Research and Development Group, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroto SakaiGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
Yutaro MorisakoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yuki OrinoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Maho HamaiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kasumi FujitaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Hibino Hospital, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Shigeto YamawakiCenter for Brain, Mind and KANSEI Sciences Research, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Toshio TsujiGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated a newly developed digitized Trail Making Test using an iPad (iTMT) as a brief cognitive function screening test. We found that the iTMT part-A (iTMT-A) can estimate generalized cognitive function in rehabilitation inpatients examined using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Forty-two hospitalized participants undergoing rehabilitation (rehab participants), 30 of whom had cerebral infarction/hemorrhage (stroke participants), performed the iTMT five times (first three times: iTMT-A; fourth: paper version of TMT-A; fifth: the inverse version of iTMT-A) and the MMSE once. Each iTMT-A trial's completion time was divided into the move and dwell times. A linear mixed model following post-hoc tests revealed that the completion time of the third and fourth iTMT-A was faster compared to that of the first iTMT-A, suggesting the presence of a learning effect. In the partial least squares (PLS) regression analysis, the coefficient of determination for estimating the MMSE score was increased by using the dwell and move times extracted from the repeated iTMT-A and the availability of TMT-B, even for subjects with low MMSE scores. These findings indicate that the dwell time of iTMT-A may be important for estimating cognitive function. The iTMT-A extracts significant factors temporally and spatially, and by incorporating the learning effect of repeated trials, it may be possible to screen cognitive and physical functions for rehabilitation patients.

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Cognitive dysfunctionMini-mental state examination (MMSE)NeuroscienceRehabilitationStrokeTablet-based systemTrail making test (TMT)

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PMID39035550
PMCPMC11259799

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