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Kim, Chung, Kim, Byun, and Choi: Analysis of a Trend of Instrument Usage to Assess Cognitive Function of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Abstract

Purpose

This study analyzed recent trends of instrument usage assessing cognitive function of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods

The researcher collected 64 studies outside the country that were published between January 1996 and August 2010.

Results

There was no study on the instrument assessing all domains of cognitive function in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Most instruments assessing cognitive function of breast cancer patients have been used for patients with dementia, depression, and/or organic brain damage. Also the objective neuropsychological tests such as the grooved pegboard for the psychomotor area, RCFT copy in visuospatial skill area and the WAIS-III block design have low sensitivity for measuring cognitive function in breast cancer patients, thus they are not good for applying to breast cancer patients.

Conclusion

There is a need to develop an instrument which has good sensitivity and specificity for measuring the cognitive function of the breast cancer patients who experienced cognitive impairment after chemotherapy treatment. In addition, the developed instrument needs to be accessible and feasible in any nursing clinical setting for the purpose of accurate assessment and evaluation of the cognitive function among breast cancer patients.

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Type, Frequency, and Developer of Instrument
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Table 2
Characteristics of Instruments
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Table 3
Type and Frequency of Neuropsychologic Tests to Specific Cognitive Domain Function
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AVLT, Auditory Verbal Learning Test; CANTAB RVIP, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Rapid Visual Information Processing; CANTAB SWM, Cambrdge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Spatial Working Memory; CANTAB PAL, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Paired Associate Learning; CANTAB SOC, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Stockings of Cambridge; COWAT, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; CST, Concept Shifting Test; LDCT, Letter Digit Coding Test; RBMT, Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test; CPT, Continuous Performance Test; CVLT, California Verbal Learning Test; HVLT, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test; HVLT-R, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised; PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test; RAVLT, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning test; RCFT, ReyOsterrieth Complex Figure Test; CWIT, Color Word Interference Test; RWFT, Resenberg Word Fluency Test; SCWIT, Stroop Color Word Interference Test; WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; VSRT, Verbal Selective Reminding Test; WCST, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; WRAT, Wide Range Achievement Test; WMS, Wechsler Memory Scale.

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