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Remote administration of BICAMS measures and the Trail-Making Test to assess cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

Rogers, Fionnuala
; 
Bane, Eimear
; 
Dwyer, Christopher P.
; 
Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto
; 
Joyce, Robert A.
; 
Hynes, Sinéad M.
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2022-03-17
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SWAT, Study-within-a-trial, Cognitive assessment, Remote testing, Multiple sclerosis
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Rogers, Fionnuala, Bane, Eimear, Dwyer, Christopher P., Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto, Joyce, Robert A., & Hynes, Sinéad M. (2022). Remote administration of BICAMS measures and the Trail-Making Test to assess cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 1-24. doi:10.1080/09602011.2022.2052324
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Reliable remote cognitive testing could provide a safer assessment of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) during the COVID-19 pandemic and thereafter. Here we aimed to investigate the reliability and feasibility of administering Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS (BICAMS) and the Trail-Making Test (TMT) to people with MS online. Between-group differences on BICAMS and the TMT were examined in a sample of 68 participants. Group 1 (N = 34) was tested in-person pre-pandemic. Group 2 was tested remotely. Within-group differences for in-person and virtual administrations were examined for Group 1. No significant differences between virtual and in-person administrations of the CVLT-II and SDMT were detected. BVMT-R scores were significantly higher for virtual administrations (M = 20.59, SD = 6.65) compared to in-person administrations (M = 16.35, SD = 6.05), possibly indicating inter-rater differences. Strong positive correlations were found for in-person and virtual scores within Group 1 on the CVLT-II (r = .84), SDMT (r = .85), TMT-A (r = .88), TMT-B (r = .76) and BVMT-R (r = .72). No significant differences between in-person and remote administrations of CVLT-II and SDMT in people living with MS were detected. Recommendations for future studies employing the TMT and BVMT-R online are provided.
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Health Research Board
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Routledge
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10.1080/09602011.2022.2052324
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