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http://dx.doi.org/10.22683/tsnr.2021.10.4.081

Comparison of Cognitive Response Time according to Ageing and Cognitive Ability  

Kim, Eun-Mi (Dept. of Speech and Language Pathology, Graduate School of Rehabilitation, Daegu University)
Kim, Jung-Wan (Dept. of Speech Pathology, Daegu University)
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Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation / v.10, no.4, 2021 , pp. 81-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : Response time plays a prominent part in research on cognitive ability and the aging effect. This study aimed to identify the impact of cognitive ability on information processing by conducting cognitive response time (CRT) using a computer program. Methods : This study was conducted in 30 normal elderly (NE) and 30 elderly with amnestic MCI (aMCI), aged 65-79 years old living in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. The results were analyzed using the statistical analysis program R 4.0.2 (University of Auckland, New Zealand). Results : In the three sub-areas of CRT, the total response time showed a significant difference depending on group or age, and the error rate showed a significant difference depending on age or group in some sub-areas. In the aMCI group, the performance of CRT significantly correlated with that of the overall cognition and memory test. Conclusion : Information processing depending on aging or cognitive ability and the differential performance of processing speed could be observed through CRT. The performance of this test was found to be significantly correlated with that of the overall cognition and memory test. Therefore, CRT could be used meaningfully as a simplified tool to predict the initial cognitive disorder of the elderly in the community.
Keywords
Ageing; Cognitive disorder; Cognitive response time;
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