Table 1 Cognitive tests used
Test | Description | Cognitive domain evaluated |
|---|---|---|
Span of numbers [28] | Repeating a progressively longer sequence of numbers, first forwards, then backwards, then naming digits in numerical order | Attention/concentration |
Coding test [28] | Translating numbers into figures using an answer key | Mental pace |
Trailmaking A [29] | Drawing a line between consecutive numbers during a timed period | Mental pace |
Trailmaking B [29] | Drawing a line between alternating numbers and letters during a timed period | Executive function |
Rey auditory verbal learning test (immediate and recall) [30] | Repeating 15 words 5 times after hearing them aloud, and then again after 30 min as recalled | Verbal learning/memory |
Rey-Ostherrieth complex figure test (immediate copy) [30] | Copying a drawing of a complicated geometrical figure while looking at it | Visual construction |
Rey-Ostherrieth complex figure test (30-min delayed recall and recognition) [30] | Drawing the geometrical figure from memory after 3 and 30 min, and recognizing pieces from it from a catalog | Visual learning/memory |
Verbal fluency test (S-words and animals) [31] | Naming as many words as possible beginning with S, and animals during 1 min each | Executive function/mental flexibility |