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Behavioral and Social Sciences

Research Advances Using Digital Methods to Assess Cognition in Older Adults

Saturday, November 16, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
Location: Room 614
CE: 1.5

This symposium highlights the use of digital methods to assess and contextualize cognition in older adults. Across five talks, we consider several digital cognitive assessment methods, including self-administered computerized tests and smartphone-based ecological momentary assessments (EMAs). First, Dr. Louisa Thompson reports findings on the utility and acceptability of using well-validated, reliable digital cognitive assessments to screen for cognitive decline among older adults in primary care settings. Second, Dr. Zoë Hawks uses EMA and passive data from wearable sensors to investigate links between glucose and cognition in relation to neuropsychiatric risk. Third, Hannah Wilks discusses the importance of assessing both environmental and affective influences when examining cognition via EMA in individuals with symptoms of dementia. Fourth, Dr. Karina Van Bogart uses multilevel modeling to examine associations between levels of loneliness and self-reported memory lapses among older adults. Finally, Dr. Emorie Beck examines psychosocial influences on diurnal cycles of cognitive variation. Together, Dr. Martin Sliwinski will draw connections between research showcasing how digital methods can be employed to promote routine screening for cognitive decline, elucidate contextual factors that contribute to cognitive variation in older adults, and assess unique influences of individual differences on cognitive performance.

Learning Objectives:

  • After attending this session, participants will be able to summarize the role that contextual factors and individual differences assessed using digital methods have on the measurement and interpretation of cognition in older adults.
  • After attending this session, participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the differing digital methods and their utility to routinely assess cognition in older adults across various research and clinical settings.

Presentations:

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Digital Approaches to Routine Cognitive Screening for Older Adults in Primary Care Settings

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Louisa I. Thompson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brown University Medical School

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Dynamic Associations Between Glucose and Ecological Momentary Cognition in Type 1 Diabetes

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Zoe W. Hawks, PhD (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Individual Differences in Time of Day Effects on Ambulatory Cognitive Functioning in Middle and Older Adults

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Emorie D. Beck, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California Davis

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Context Matters: The Impact of Environment, Mood, and Fatigue on Mobile Cognitive Assessments

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Hannah Wilks, MA (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
    Loneliness and Memory Lapses Among Older Adults in Daily Life

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Karina Van Bogart, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University