TY - GEN
T1 - Home-based cognitive monitoring using embedded measures of verbal fluency in a computer word game
AU - Jimison, Holly
AU - Pavel, Misha
AU - Le, Thai
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Verbal fluency is a standard neuropsychological test that measures the ease with which a person can produce words. It is commonly used in the diagnosis and characterization of cognitive disorders. In this paper, we describe a method for measuring a proxy for verbal fluency from embedded metrics within a computer word game. We evaluated our ability to monitor verbal fluency metrics over a period of one year in 30 elderly subjects by analyzing their computer game play. We found good correspondence between these computer metrics and the scores from standard verbal fluency assessments.
AB - Verbal fluency is a standard neuropsychological test that measures the ease with which a person can produce words. It is commonly used in the diagnosis and characterization of cognitive disorders. In this paper, we describe a method for measuring a proxy for verbal fluency from embedded metrics within a computer word game. We evaluated our ability to monitor verbal fluency metrics over a period of one year in 30 elderly subjects by analyzing their computer game play. We found good correspondence between these computer metrics and the scores from standard verbal fluency assessments.
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U2 - 10.1109/iembs.2008.4649913
DO - 10.1109/iembs.2008.4649913
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:61849185753
SN - 9781424418152
T3 - Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"
SP - 3312
EP - 3315
BT - Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08
Y2 - 20 August 2008 through 25 August 2008
ER -