2026-04-04T02:24:04Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/requestoai:recercat.cat:11351/94802025-10-24T08:28:56Zcom_2072_451660com_2072_378040col_2072_451662
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Cysique, Lucette
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Łojek, Emilia
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Cheung, Theodore C.K.
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Cullen, Breda
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Egbert, Anna
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Evans, Jonathan
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Garolera, Maite
2025-10-24T08:28:56Z
2025-10-24T08:28:56Z
2023-05-08T13:03:49Z2023-05-08T13:03:49Z2022-07
http://hdl.handle.net/11351/9480
Assessment; COVID-19; Guidelines; Neuropsychological functions.Avaluació; COVID 19; Directrius; Funcions neuropsicològiques.Evaluación; COVID-19; Pautas; Funciones neuropsicológicasObjective: To propose a set of internationally harmonized procedures and methods for assessing neurocognitive functions, smell, taste, mental, and psychosocial health, and other factors in adults formally diagnosed with COVID-19 (confirmed as SARS-CoV-2 + WHO definition).
Methods: We formed an international and cross-disciplinary NeuroCOVID Neuropsychology Taskforce in April 2020. Seven criteria were used to guide the selection of the recommendations' methods and procedures: (i) Relevance to all COVID-19 illness stages and longitudinal study design; (ii) Standard, cross-culturally valid or widely available instruments; (iii) Coverage of both direct and indirect causes of COVID-19-associated neurological and psychiatric symptoms; (iv) Control of factors specifically pertinent to COVID-19 that may affect neuropsychological performance; (v) Flexibility of administration (telehealth, computerized, remote/online, face to face); (vi) Harmonization for facilitating international research; (vii) Ease of translation to clinical practice.
Results: The three proposed levels of harmonization include a screening strategy with telehealth option, a medium-size computerized assessment with an online/remote option, and a comprehensive evaluation with flexible administration. The context in which each harmonization level might be used is described. Issues of assessment timelines, guidance for home/remote assessment to support data fidelity and telehealth considerations, cross-cultural adequacy, norms, and impairment definitions are also described.
Conclusions: The proposed recommendations provide rationale and methodological guidance for neuropsychological research studies and clinical assessment in adults with COVID-19. We expect that the use of the recommendations will facilitate data harmonization and global research. Research implementing the recommendations will be crucial to determine their acceptability, usability, and validity.
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COVID-19 (Malaltia)
Neuropsicologia
Pacients - Avaluació
PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY::Behavioral Disciplines and Activities::Behavioral Sciences::Psychophysiology::Neuropsychology
DISEASES::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Surveys and Questionnaires::Health Surveys::Health Status Indicators::Patient Acuity
ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus
PSIQUIATRÍA Y PSICOLOGÍA::disciplinas y actividades conductuales::ciencias de la conducta::psicofisiología::neuropsicología
TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::técnicas de investigación::métodos epidemiológicos::recopilación de datos::encuestas y cuestionarios::encuestas de salud::indicadores de salud::estado del paciente
Assessment of Neurocognitive Functions, Olfaction, Taste, Mental, and Psychosocial Health in COVID-19 in Adults: Recommendations for Harmonization of Research and Implications for Clinical Practice
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