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Objective:  The Boston Cognitive Assessment (BoCA) is a novel, computerized, self-administered assessment of global cognition. This work sought to establish the validity and reliability of the BoCA.  Method:  Two studies were conducted. The first study used a sample of 43 outpatients from a clinic in eastern Massachusetts to evaluate the content validity and internal consistency of the BoCA. The second study used a sample of 38 patients seen at an outpatient specialty neurological clinic to evaluate the BoCA’s test-retest reliability after one week.  Results:  In the first study, participants without cognitive diagnoses scored significantly higher on both the BoCA and the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) compared to those with mild Neurocognitive Disorders. Correlational analyses revealed moderate correlations between several of the BoCA tasks and measures of related abilities. Exploratory factor analysis of the BoCA tasks revealed one robust factor accounting for a plurality (i.e., 42%) of variance in participant scores. The BoCA demonstrated good internal consistency ( α  = 0.79) and strong correlations ( r  = 0.80,  p  &lt; 0.01) with the TICS. The second study revealed strong ( r  = 0.89,  p  &lt; 0.001) test–retest reliability of the total BoCA score one week after participants’ initial administration.  Conclusions:  This work provides evidence of the BoCA’s psychometric properties as a self-administered screener of global cognition, and supports its implementation in clinical practice and future studies. Clinical implications, future directions, and limitations are discussed.

The Boston cognitive assessment: Psychometric foundations of a self-administered measure of global cognition