Open AccessAssessing Bias in Cognitive Testing for Older Adults with Sensory Impairment: An Analysis of Differential Item Functioning in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging (BLSA) and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS)
Author(s) -
Emma Nichols,
Jennifer A. Deal,
Bonnielin K. Swenor,
Alison G. Abraham,
Nicole Armstrong,
Michelle C. Carlson,
Michael Griswold,
Frank R. Lin,
Thomas H. Mosley,
Pradeep Y. Ramulu,
Nicholas Reed,
Susan M. Resnick,
A. Richey Sharrett,
Alden L. Gross
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the international neuropsychological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.074
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1469-7661
pISSN - 1355-6177
DOI - 10.1017/s1355617721000400
Subject(s) - audiology , neurocognitive , cognition , atherosclerosis risk in communities , cognitive test , medicine , decibel , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , prospective cohort study , surgery
Vision and hearing impairments affect 55% of people aged 60+ years and are associated with lower cognitive test performance; however, tests rely on vision, hearing, or both. We hypothesized that scores on tests that depend on vision or hearing are different among those with vision or hearing impairments, respectively, controlling for underlying cognition.