The measurement of everyday cognition (ECog): Scale development and psychometric properties.
University of California, Davis · University of California System · +2 more institutions
Abstract
This article describes the development and validation of an instrument to assess cognitively mediated functional abilities in older adults, Everyday Cognition (ECog). The ECog is an informant-rated questionnaire comprised of multiple subscales. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine its factor structure. Convergent validity was evaluated by comparing it to established measures of everyday function. External validity was evaluated by comparing ECog results across different clinical groups [cognitively normal, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia]. CFA supported a seven-factor model including one global factor and six domain-specific factors (Everyday Memory, Language, Visuospatial…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 5.95
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 58
Authors
7- STSarah Tomaszewski FariasCorresponding
University of California, Davis, University of California System
- DMDan Mungas
University of California, Davis
- BRBruce Reed
University of California, Davis
- DADeborah A. Cahn‐Weiner
University of California, San Francisco
- WJWilliam J. Jagust
University of California, Berkeley
Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Confirmatory factor analysis
- Cognition
- Dementia
- Developmental psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Activities of daily living
- Structural equation modeling
- Quality Education