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  • Early detection of cognitive decline is crucial for timely intervention.
  • The Test Your Memory (TYM) is a cognitive screening tool.
  • Assessing the longitudinal performance of cognitive tests is essential for clinical utility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the prospective validity of the Test Your Memory (TYM) cognitive assessment.
  • To determine the sensitivity of the TYM to changes in cognitive status over time.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal prospective study followed 119 individuals (71 with subjective cognitive symptoms, 48 with mild cognitive impairment) for an average of 35.2 months.
  • Participants underwent repeated TYM assessments, with cognitive deficit identified using a psychometric threshold (z-score ≤ 1.5).
  • Cognitive deterioration was defined by a change in stage on the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS).

Main Results:

  • Of the 119 participants, 61 remained cognitively stable and 58 showed cognitive worsening.
  • The TYM scores decreased significantly in patients who worsened (average decrease of 0.14 points/month), while showing minimal change in stable patients.
  • Older age was associated with cognitive worsening, but no differences were found in sex, education, or initial GDS stage.

Conclusions:

  • The Test Your Memory (TYM) demonstrates sensitivity to detecting changes in cognitive state.
  • However, the TYM does not appear to possess prospective validity for predicting future cognitive decline.
  • Further research may be needed to refine the interpretation of TYM scores in longitudinal cognitive assessments.