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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Science

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  • The Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS) has been widely used for over 40 years.
  • The precise cognitive constructs measured by the ACLS are not fully understood.
  • Clarifying the ACLS's cognitive targets is crucial for its effective clinical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping review of quantitative relationships between ACLS scores and standardized cognitive assessments.
  • To identify the specific cognitive abilities assessed by the ACLS.
  • To inform the integration of the ACLS with traditional cognitive evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Searched five major databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO) from inception to December 2025.
  • Included studies with empirical data from clinical populations, any ACLS version, standardized cognitive measures, and correlation analyses.
  • Classified cognitive measures into nine domains and categorized correlation strength (weak, moderate, strong).

Main Results:

  • Analyzed 24 studies with 1951 participants across six diagnostic groups.
  • Found statistically significant relationships in 73.5% of 117 examined quantitative relationships.
  • The ACLS showed strongest associations with global cognition, social cognition, and executive function (81.5%-94.7% significance).
  • Weaker associations were observed for memory, visuospatial, and orientation domains (33.3%-50.0% significance).
  • Correlation patterns varied by population and ACLS version, with limited data on ACLS-6.

Conclusions:

  • The ACLS reflects integrated cognitive processes like global functioning, executive abilities, and attention, rather than discrete cognitive components.
  • Findings suggest the ACLS may capture sensorimotor information processing during purposeful activity.
  • Clinicians should use the ACLS as a complement to, not a substitute for, domain-specific cognitive assessments.
  • Further research is needed on structural validity and the ACLS-6 to confirm construct validity.