Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-6-2021
Abstract
COVID-19 has impacted the ability to evaluate motor function in older adults, as motor assessments typically require face-to-face interaction. One hundred seventy-seven older adults nationwide completed an unsupervised functional upper-extremity assessment at home. Data were compared to data from an independent sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = 250) assessed in lab. The effect of age on performance was similar between the in-lab and at-home groups. Practice effects were also similar. Assessing upper-extremity motor function remotely is feasible and reliable in community-dwelling older adults. This test offers a practical solution for telehealth practice and other research involving remote or geographically isolated individuals.
Recommended Citation
Hooyman, A., Talboom, J. S., DeBoth, M. D., Ryan, L., Huentelman, M. J., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Remote, Unsupervised Functional Motor Task Evaluation in Older Adults across the United States Using the MindCrowd Electronic Cohort. Developmental Neuropsychology, 46(6), 435–446. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2021.1979005
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Taylor & Francis
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This is an Accepted Manuscript version of an article accepted for publication in Developmental Neuropsychology, volume 46, issue 6, in 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2021.1979005 It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.