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Rabin LA, Sikkes SA, Tommet D, Jones RN, Crane PK, Elbulok-Charcape MM, Dubbelman MA, Koscik R, Amariglio RE, Buckley RF, Boada M, Chételat G, Dubois B, Ellis KA, Gifford KA, Jefferson AL, Jessen F, Johnson S, Katz MJ, Lipton RB, Luck T, Margioti E, Maruff P, Molinuevo JL, Perrotin A, Petersen RC, Rami L, Reisberg B, Rentz DM, Riedel-Heller SG, Risacher SL, Rodriguez-Gomez O, Sachdev PS, Saykin AJ, Scarmeas N, Smart C, Snitz BE, Sperling RA, Taler V, van der Flier WM, van Harten AC, Wagner M, Wolfsgruber S. Linking self-perceived cognitive functioning questionnaires using item response theory: The subjective cognitive decline initiative. Neuropsychology 2023; 37:463-499. [PMID: 37276136 PMCID: PMC10564559 DOI: 10.1037/neu0000888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Self-perceived cognitive functioning, considered highly relevant in the context of aging and dementia, is assessed in numerous ways-hindering the comparison of findings across studies and settings. Therefore, the present study aimed to link item-level self-report questionnaire data from international aging studies. METHOD We harmonized secondary data from 24 studies and 40 different questionnaires with item response theory (IRT) techniques using a graded response model with a Bayesian estimator. We compared item information curves to identify items with high measurement precision at different levels of the self-perceived cognitive functioning latent trait. Data from 53,030 neuropsychologically intact older adults were included, from 13 English language and 11 non-English (or mixed) language studies. RESULTS We successfully linked all questionnaires and demonstrated that a single-factor structure was reasonable for the latent trait. Items that made the greatest contribution to measurement precision (i.e., "top items") assessed general and specific memory problems and aspects of executive functioning, attention, language, calculation, and visuospatial skills. These top items originated from distinct questionnaires and varied in format, range, time frames, response options, and whether they captured ability and/or change. CONCLUSIONS This was the first study to calibrate self-perceived cognitive functioning data of geographically diverse older adults. The resulting item scores are on the same metric, facilitating joint or pooled analyses across international studies. Results may lead to the development of new self-perceived cognitive functioning questionnaires guided by psychometric properties, content, and other important features of items in our item bank. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura A. Rabin
- Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA and The Graduate Center of CUNY, NY, NY, USA
- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Epidemiology and Data Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Douglas Tommet
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Neurology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
| | - Richard N. Jones
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Neurology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
| | - Paul K. Crane
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | | | - Mark A. Dubbelman
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Rebecca Koscik
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI, USA
| | - Rebecca E. Amariglio
- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Rachel F. Buckley
- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Mercè Boada
- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Gaël Chételat
- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND "Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders", NeuroPresage Team, Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
| | - Bruno Dubois
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Centre des Maladies Cognitives et Comportementales, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), UMRS975, Paris, France
| | - Kathryn A. Ellis
- Department of Psychiatry and Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Katherine A. Gifford
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - Angela L. Jefferson
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - Frank Jessen
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
| | - Sterling Johnson
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Madison WI, USA
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI, USA
| | - Mindy J. Katz
- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
| | - Richard B. Lipton
- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
| | - Tobias Luck
- Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
| | - Eleni Margioti
- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Aviv Clinics, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| | | | - Jose Luis Molinuevo
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Audrey Perrotin
- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND "Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders", NeuroPresage Team, Cyceron, 14000 Caen, France
| | - Ronald C. Petersen
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Lorena Rami
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders Unit, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Barry Reisberg
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Silberstein Aging and Dementia Research Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Dorene M. Rentz
- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
- Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Shannon L. Risacher
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
| | - Octavio Rodriguez-Gomez
- Alzheimer Research Center and Memory Clinic of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Perminder S. Sachdev
- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
| | - Nikolaos Scarmeas
- 1st Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, USA
| | - Colette Smart
- Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
- Centre on Aging, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Vanessa Taler
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
| | - Wiesje M. van der Flier
- Epidemiology and Data Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Argonde C. van Harten
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Michael Wagner
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Steffen Wolfsgruber
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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