Jeremy A Elman, Erik Buchholz, Rouhui Chen, Mark Sanderson-Cimino, Tyler R Bell, Nathan Whitsel, Katherine J Bangen, Alice Cronin-Golomb, Anders M Dale, Lisa T Eyler, Christine Fennema-Notestine, Nathan A Gillespie, Eric L Granholm, Daniel E Gustavson, Donald J Hagler, Richard L Hauger, Diane M Jacobs, Amy J Jak, Mark W Logue, Michael J Lyons, Ruth E McKenzie, Michael C Neale, Robert E Rissman, Chandra A Reynolds, Rosemary Toomey, Arthur Wingfield, Hong Xian, Xin M Tu, Carol E Franz, William S Kremen, Matthew S Panizzon
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Practice effects persist over two decades of cognitive testing: Implications for longitudinal research.
Background: Repeated cognitive testing can boost performance due to practice effects (PEs), yet it remains unclear whether PEs persist across multiple follow-ups and long durations. We examined PEs across 17 years from midlife to old age in a nonclinical sample.
Method: Men (N=1,608) in the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA) completed neuropsychological batteries comprising 30 measures across 4 waves over 20 years. We leveraged age-matched replacement participants to estimate PEs at each wave. We compared cognitive trajectories and MCI prevalence using unadjusted versus PE-adjusted scores.
Result: We found significant PEs for multiple tests at all waves, especially in episodic memory and visuospatial domains. Adjusting for PEs resulted in greater cognitive decline and earlier detection of MCI, with up to 20% increased prevalence.
Conclusion: PEs persist across multiple assessments and decades, even with long testing intervals, underscoring the importance of accounting for PEs in longitudinal studies and clinical trials.
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