"Encephalapp Stroop": Validity and reliability of a smartphone app to measure cognitive performance in physically active subjects.

Autor: Solon-Júnior LJF; Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil., Vieira da Silva Neto L; Department of Physical Education, University of Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, Brazil., Lima-Junior D; Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy., Costa YP; Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil., Klinger da Silva Oliveira J; Department of Physical Education, University of Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, Brazil., Fiorese L; Associate Program of Physical Education, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil., Fortes LS; Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied neuropsychology. Adult [Appl Neuropsychol Adult] 2024 Apr 15, pp. 1-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 15.
DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2024.2343024
Abstrakt: This study aimed to analyze the validity and reliability of a smartphone app (i.e., Encephalapp Stroop) to measure cognitive performance. Ten physically active individuals (mean age: 25.2 ± 4.3 years) participated in three laboratory visits. In a randomized sequence, subjects completed cognitive assessments using the app and a computer separately. The response times from 100 measurements for congruent and incongruent stimuli were compared between the two devices (app and computer) using the intraclass correlation coefficient, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r), Cronbach's alpha (α), and Bland-Altman plots. There was excellent agreement between the computerized Stroop and the app version for response times for congruent (ICC = 0.806, p  < 0.001; Bland-Altman bias = 41.3 ± 56.4 ms, p  < 0.001) and incongruent stimuli (ICC = 0.755, p  < 0.001; Bland-Altman bias = 76.4 ± 75.1 ms, p  < 0.001). In comparison to the computerized version, the app demonstrated a moderate correlation for response times of congruent (r = 0.678, p  < 0.001) and incongruent (r = 0.623, p  < 0.001) stimuli. The results of the present study indicate that the response times of congruent and incongruent stimuli can be easily, accurately, and reliably evaluated using a mobile app.
Databáze: MEDLINE