A New Method for the Assessment of Discourse Comprehension Abilities of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Pub Date : 2016-06-29 DOI:10.1145/2910674.2935848

S. Segkouli, I. Paliokas, D. Tzovaras, Charalampos Karagiannidis, M. Tsolaki

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In the present study, we assess reading comprehension abilities in different discourse types along with visual processing and executive functioning through innovative language tasks performed in a computerized environment. The current study assessed the role of reading comprehension ability in discriminating between healthy elderly subjects and subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). A total of 98 participants with MCI and 17 non-demented elderly as controls ranging from 55-85 years old (16 males, 99 females), native speakers of the local language (Greek) were included. Novel reading tests performance were based on reading abilities, context comprehension and cognitive flexibility based on main cognitive domains such as attention and working memory. Results suggested that the assessment of reading ability through different discourse texts in a computerized environment could provide useful information for cognitive decline risk.

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老年人轻度认知障碍语篇理解能力评估的新方法

在本研究中，我们通过在计算机化环境中执行创新语言任务来评估不同语篇类型下的阅读理解能力、视觉处理能力和执行能力。本研究评估了阅读理解能力在区分健康老年人和轻度认知障碍(MCI)患者中的作用。共有98名MCI参与者和17名非痴呆老年人作为对照组，年龄在55-85岁之间(16名男性，99名女性)，以当地语言(希腊语)为母语。小说阅读测试成绩基于阅读能力、语境理解能力和基于注意力和工作记忆等主要认知领域的认知灵活性。结果表明，通过计算机化环境中不同话语文本的阅读能力评估可以为认知衰退风险提供有用的信息。

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