The remote administration of the uniform data set neuropsychological test battery (I-UDSNB) Italian version: normative data
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The availability of remotely administered neuropsychological batteries is crucial to provide access to care in extraordinary situations, e.g., the recent pandemic, and for individuals with reduced mobility. Here we present the normative data of the remotely administered version of the Italian Uniform Data Set Neuropsychological Battery (tele-I-UDSNB), developed by our group. I-UDSNB included Craft Story, Benson Figure, Digit Span, Semantic and Phonemic Fluency, Trail Making Test A and B, Picture Naming, and the Five Words Test, which were adapted to be administered via web-based communication software. The tele-I-UDSNB was administered to 157 healthy participants who also underwent the face-to-face version of the battery. Regression models were used to evaluate the impact of demographic variables on performance and to obtain reference norms. The effect of modality and order of administration was assessed by factorial ANOVAs. Age predicted the performances on most of the tests, whereas education was associated with performance on Craft Story, Benson Figure, Digit Span, Semantic and Phonemic Fluency, and Trail Making Test. Sex affected some subscores of Semantic Fluency and Digit Span. The modality of administration showed little influence on the performance, limited to scores related to Semantic Fluency. The tele-I-UDSNB could be a useful tool for tele-neuropsychological assessment, with the modality of administration only showing a limited effect on some sub-scores.
Source: Neurological Sciences
Authors: Davide Quaranta, Francesca Conca, Federica L’Abbate, Valentina Esposito, Elena Gobbi, Ilaria Pagnoni, Francesca Baglio, Francesca Borgnis, Maddalena De Matteis, Michelangelo Stanzani-Maserati, Federica Piras, Giulia Caruso, Valentina Catania, Francesco Rundo, Barbara Poletti, Vincenzo Silani, Matteo Pardini, Beatrice Orso, Emanuela Inguscio, Valeria Crepaldi, Nicola Canessa, Giulia Mattavelli, Alberto Albanese, Elena Perdixi, Andrea Pace, Antonio Tanzilli, Maria Cotelli, Raffaele Lodi, Raffaele Ferri, Pietro Tiraboschi, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Sonia Di Tella, Ugo Lucca, Alessia A. Galbussera, Mauro Tettamanti, Eleonora Catricalà, Stefano F. Cappa, Camillo Marra
Institutions: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia, Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Fondazione Santa Lucia, I.R.C.C.S. Oasi Maria SS, University of Milan, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Instituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,090
OpenAlex ID: W4414372213