A New Multi-Tasking Computer Program for the Assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Thai Older Adults
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Program Computer, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Multi-Task, Thai Older AdultAbstract
The purpose of this research was to develop a multi-tasking computer program for the assessment of mild cognitive impairment in Thai older adults. The sample consisted of 30 older adults at an Elderly Home in Trang City. A specific selection method was used. All volunteers aged between 60 to 80 years old, able to read, right-handed, with normal hearing and vision, and no depression. The tools used for collecting the information were: personal records, the Thai Elderly Depression Measurement Form, the Thai Mental State Examination (TGDS) Basic Brain Condition Test Issue, and the MoCA cognitive evaluation form. The tool used in the experiment was a computer program used to assess the cognitive deficit in multiple activities. It was checked for content validity by 5 experts. Statistics used were testing of difference, and calculating the effect size of the difference. The results revealed as follows.
The computer program for assessing mild cognitive impairment by using multi-task consisted of 3 tasks: 1) Stroop Interference Task (picture and sound), 2) Memory Recognition Task (picture only), and 3) Memory Recognition Task (sound only). There were differences in all 3 groups with a statistical significance of .05. Item-Content Validity Index (I-CVI) was higher than .78 in all items, both the location and sound images, and the content validity index for the whole edition was .91. The reliability was tested to assess the feasibility of the practical implementation of a computer program for assessing multi-activity cognitive impairment. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .92, indicating that the computer program assessed multi-activity primary cognitive impairment. can be used to assess to classify cognitive impairment in older adults.
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