Development and validation of a harmonized memory score for multicenter Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia research
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INTRODUCTION
List-learning tasks are important for characterizing memory in ADRD research, but the Uniform Data Set neuropsychological battery (UDS-NB) lacks a list-learning paradigm; thus, sites administer a range of tests. We developed a harmonized memory composite that incorporates UDS memory tests and multiple list-learning tasks.
METHODS
Item-banking confirmatory factor analysis was applied to develop a memory composite in a diagnostically heterogenous sample (n=5943) who completed the UDS-NB and one of five list-learning tasks. Construct validity was evaluated through associations with demographics, disease severity, cognitive tasks, brain volume, and plasma phosphorylated tau (p-tau181 and p-tau217). Test-retest reliability was assessed. Analyses were replicated in a racially/ethnically diverse cohort (n=1058).
RESULTS
Fit indices, loadings, distributions, and test-retest reliability were adequate. Expected associations with demographics and clinical measures within development and validation cohorts supported validity.
DISCUSSION
This composite enables researchers to incorporate multiple list-learning tasks with other UDS measures to create a single metric.
