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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Science

Background:

  • Mild memory impairments significantly impact daily task completion.
  • Existing cognitive communication measures may lack specific guidance for intervention design.
  • External memory aids are crucial compensatory strategies for individuals with cognitive deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop the item pool for the Functional External Memory Aid Tool (FEMAT).
  • To investigate the structure and measurement properties of the FEMAT.
  • To assess the FEMAT's utility as a performance-based measure of everyday strategy use for individuals with mild memory impairments.

Main Methods:

  • Expert panel review of the initial item pool and scoring rubric (Phase 1).
  • Confirmatory factor analysis to examine the factor structure of 11 items administered to 99 participants with possible mild neurocognitive disorder (Phase 2).
  • Reliability and correlation analyses between FEMAT scores and demographic/additional assessment measures.

Main Results:

  • The FEMAT development resulted in 11 items across three factors: Medical Tasks, Instrumental Daily Tasks, and Retrieval-Based Tasks.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the proposed three-factor model, demonstrating internal consistency.
  • Reliability analyses indicated substantial true score variance (62%-84%), and correlation analyses showed varied relationships with demographic and assessment variables.

Conclusions:

  • The FEMAT offers reliable measurement of external memory aid use in individuals with possible mild neurocognitive disorder.
  • The FEMAT is suitable for clinical settings, enhancing guidance for person-centered intervention design.
  • This tool addresses a need for more specific measures to support individuals with cognitive communication impairments.