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Awareness of Diagnosis Predicts Changes in Quality of Life in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Stage Dementia

Posted: | Shana D. Stites, Jonathan D. Rubright, Kristin Harkins, Jason Karlawish

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Volume 38 - Issue 6, e5939

 

This observational study examined how awareness of diagnosis predicted changes in cognition and quality of life (QOL) 1 year later in older adults with normal cognition and dementia diagnoses.

Category:Health Professions

Relationships Between Cognitive Complaints and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Alzheimer Disease Dementia, and Normal Cognition

Posted: | S. D. Stites, K. Harkins, J. D. Rubright, J. Karlawish

Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders: October–December 2018 - Volume 32 - Issue 4 - p 276-283

 

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-reports of cognitive complaints and quality of life (QOL) in persons with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.

Category:Health Professions

Automated Item Generation with Recurrent Neural Networks

Posted: | M. von Davier

Psychometrika 83, 847–857 (2018)

 

Utilizing algorithms to generate items in educational and psychological testing is an active area of research for obvious reasons: Test items are predominantly written by humans, in most cases by content experts who represent a limited and potentially costly resource. Using algorithms instead has the appeal to provide an unlimited resource for this crucial part of assessment development.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology