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Word Recall: Cognitive Performance Within Internet Surveys.

Shannon K Runge¹, Benjamin M Craig², Heather S Jim²

¹University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, FL United States.

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Summary

Online word recall tasks, similar to those in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), are reliable for cognitive assessments in the Women's Health and Valuation (WHV) study. This online approach reduces burden and is suitable for future research.

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Health and Retirement Study Women’s Health Valuation Study cognition episodic memory online surveys

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Area of Science:

Cognitive assessment research
Digital health technologies
Survey methodology

Background:

Online surveys are increasingly used for data collection.
Adaptability of interview-based cognitive assessments for online research is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

Compare online word recall tasks to established Health and Retirement Study (HRS) tasks.
Assess feasibility and reliability of online cognitive assessments.

Main Methods:

Compared online word recall tasks (Women's Health and Valuation study) with HRS immediate and delayed recall tasks (Waves 5-11).

Main Results:

Strong concordance (ρc=.79) between online WHV and HRS word recall tasks.
Sociodemographic factors and self-reported memory related similarly to performance in both studies.
Significant differences in study populations and design did not impede concordance.

Conclusions:

Health and Retirement Study (HRS) word recall tasks perform similarly in online cognitive assessments.
Online administration of cognitive tests offers reduced participant and administrative burden.
Online cognitive assessments should be considered for future research and health evaluations.