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C-TOC Meeting Minutes - Nov 25, 2009
- Attendees: Joanna, Claudia, Sarah, Robin, Matt, Steve
Minutes
Motivation
- online self-diagnostic tool for age-related dementia (20 minute test)
- 10-year plan to take test at home (current 12-mo wait list)
- Alzheimer's & atypical dementias
- enable clinicians to already have diagnostic, streamline referrals
Development
- prototype - iterative development with older users (4 iterations)
- multicultural-valid test
- no standardised tests online
- CANTAB - neuropsychological (computerised) test
- audio component? stylus pen-based computing for older users?
Test Battery
- memory test (possible copyright concern)
- arithmetic test
- proverb + similarities task (culturally loaded)
- token aphasia test - similarity
- word salad syntax + vocabulary test - semantic and phonemic lures, unambiguous images
- symbol-digit task
- trails task
- visual construction task - snap-to grid?
- mental rotation + imagery task
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