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SynthesisNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

Tele-neuropsychological assessment tools in Italy: a systematic review on psychometric properties and usability.

Elia Zanin, Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Lorenzo Diana, Giulia Fusi, Mario Bonato, Aida Niang, Francesca Ognibene, Alessia Corvaglia, Carmen De Caro, Simona Cintoli and 3 more

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Synthesis in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Telephone-based cognitive screening in neurodegenerative MCI and dementia: preliminary findings from the TBCS Study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  4. The remote administration of the uniform data set neuropsychological test battery (I-UDSNB) Italian version: normative data.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  10. Psychometrics and diagnostics of the Italian version of the Alternate Verbal Fluency Battery (AVFB) in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  11. The Telephone Language Screener (TLS): standardization of a novel telephone-based screening test for language impairment.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  13. Tele-Global Examination of Mental State (Tele-GEMS): an open tool for the remote neuropsychological screening.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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  16. Teleneuropsychology: normative data for the assessment of memory in online settings.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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  17. Teleneuropsychology for vascular cognitive impairment: Which tools do we have?Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Elia Zanin *Ospedale Riabilitativo di Alta Specializzazione (ORAS)-ULSS 2 TV, Motta di Livenza, Italy.
Edoardo Nicolò Aiello *School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy. e.aiello5@campus.unimib.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8902-7733
Lorenzo DianaSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Giulia FusiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Mario BonatoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Aida NiangDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Francesca OgnibenePsychologist, Independent Researcher, Italy.
Alessia CorvagliaDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Carmen De CaroPsychologist, Independent Researcher, Italy.
Simona CintoliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Giulia MarchettiDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Alec VestriUnit for the Rehabilitation of Acquired Neuropsychological Disorders, IRCCS E. Medea, Pieve di Soligo, Italy.
Italian working group on tele-neuropsychology (TELA)
University of Milano-Bicocca · ITUniversity of Padua · ITAzienda di Rilievo Nazionale ed Alta Specializzazione · ITIRCCS Eugenio Medea · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe current COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly catalysed a shift towards remote assessment in neuropsychological practice (tele-neuropsychology, t-NPs). Although the validity of t-NPs diagnostics is gaining recognition worldwide, little is known about its implementation in Italy. The present review by the Italian working group on tele-neuropsychology (TELA) aims at describing the availability, psychometric properties, and feasibility of t-NPs tools currently available in Italy.

methodsPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. This work was pre-registered on the Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; CRD42021239687). Observational studies reporting telephone-, videoconference- or web-based assessment of cognition/behaviour in Italian both healthy participants (HPs) and patients were included. Bias assessment was performed through ad hoc scales.

resultsFourteen studies were included from an initial N = 895 (4 databases searched). Studies were subdivided into those focused on psychometric properties and those characterized by a predominant applied nature. The majority of studies addressed either adult/elderly HPs or neurological/internal patients. Multi-domain screening tools for cognition, behaviour, mood/anxiety and quality of life were the most represented. Findings regarding validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity and clinical usability were reported for cognitive screenings - the telephone- and videoconference-based Mini-Mental State Examination and the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. DISCUSSION: Positive albeit preliminary evidence regarding psychometric properties and feasibility in both clinical and non-clinical populations of Italian t-NPs brief screening tools are herewith provided. Further studies exploring clinical usability of t-NPs and psychometric properties/feasibility of tests for the in-depth assessment of specific cognitive domains are necessary.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeAgedHumansPandemicsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSARS-CoV-2Cognitive screening ItalyPsychometricsRemote assessmentSystematic reviewTele-neuropsychology

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PMCPMC8576086
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