Jauregi Zinkunegi, A and Bruno, D (2023) A comparison of story-recall metrics to predict hippocampal volume in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. ISSN 1385-4046

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Abstract

Objective: Process-based scores of episodic memory tests, such as the recency ratio (Rr), have been found to compare favourably to, or to be better than, most conventional or “traditional” scores employed to estimate memory ability in older individuals (Bock et al., Citation2021; Bruno et al., Citation2019). We explored the relationship between process-based scores and hippocampal volume in older adults, while comparing process-based to traditional story recall-derived scores, to examine potential differences in their predictive abilities.

Methods: We analysed data from 355 participants extracted from the WRAP and WADRC databases, who were classified as cognitively unimpaired, or exhibited mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. Story Recall was measured with the Logical Memory Test (LMT) from the Weschler Memory Scale Revised, collected within twelve months of the magnetic resonance imaging scan. Linear regression analyses were conducted with left or right hippocampal volume (HV) as outcomes separately, and with Rr, Total ratio, Immediate LMT, or Delayed LMT scores as predictors, along with covariates.

Results: Higher Rr and Tr scores significantly predicted lower left and right HV, while Tr showed the best model fit of all, as indicated by AIC. Traditional scores, Immediate LMT and Delayed LMT, were significantly associated with left and right HV, but were outperformed by both process-based scores for left HV, and by Tr for right HV.

Conclusions: Current findings show the direct relationship between hippocampal volume and all the LMT scores examined here, and that process-based scores outperform traditional scores as markers of hippocampal volume.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1109 Neurosciences; 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Sciences; Clinical Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2023 10:16
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2023 10:16
DOI or ID number:	10.1080/13854046.2023.2223389
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/19927

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