The COVID-19 pandemic altered the modality, but not the frequency, of formal cognitive assessment

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the pandemic has not been detrimental to the frequency of cognitive assessments. In addition, a shift in clinical practice to include remote cognitive assessments is clear and wider availability of validated and standardised remote assessments is necessary.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONWe caution the wider use and interpretation of remote formal cognitive assessments due to lack of validated, standardised, and normed assessments in a remote format.Clinicians should seek out the latest validation and normative data papers to ensure they are using the most up to date tests and respective cut offs.Support is needed for individuals who lack knowledge/have anxiety over the use of technology in formal cognitive assessments.PMID:34397311 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1963855
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research