| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.digit_span.v0 |
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| Concept | Digit span (DS) |
| Description | Digit span is a cognitive assessment tool used to measure working memory, attention, and short-term auditory memory. |
| Use | Use to record the result of digit span forward and backwards test. |
| Purpose | To record a result of the digit span forward and backwards test. |
| References | Woods DL, Kishiyamaa MM, Lund EW, Herron TJ, Edwards B, Poliva O, Hink RF, Reed B. Improving digit span assessment of short-term verbal memory. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2011 Jan;33(1):101-11. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2010.493149. PMID: 20680884; PMCID: PMC2978794. |
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| Authors | Author name: Jannis Pesch Organisation: University Hospital Basel Email: jannis.pesch@usb.ch Date originally authored: 2024-04-10 |
| Other Details Language | Author name: Jannis Pesch Organisation: University Hospital Basel Email: jannis.pesch@usb.ch Date originally authored: 2024-04-10 |
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| Keywords | Digit span, digit span forward test, digit span backwards test, DSF, DSB, short-term verbal memory, neuropsychological assessment. |
| Lifecycle | in_development |
| UID | 0b6ba1cc-e1e1-47fa-88fd-f7741136ca79 |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1246.145.2922 |
| Revision Number | 0.0.1-alpha |
| Archetype Concept Comment | Test is preforming before two errors occurred at the same list length (maximal span) and prior to making two successive errors at the same list length (total score). |
| protocol | |
| Trial not completed | Trial not completed: Could the trial not be completed or was the trial terminated prematurely? Record as True if the trial was not able to be completed as per the standard methodology. Please specify reasons for this separately. A successful trial needs not to be specifically marked. Allowed values: {true} |
| Reasons for non-completion | Reasons for non-completion: Record the reasons if the trial was not completed or the test was terminated prematurely. Example reasons for non-completion include (but are not limited to), if the patient's disease has progressed or physical limitations prohibit him from completing the trial, age-related declines in visual acuity or color vision, low contrast sensitivity, red/green color weakness, , color blindness, testing at nonoptimal times (i.e., evening), indicate "Unable to complete trial due to physical limitations" or . In addition, record any specifics that can be observed (i.e., "Patient lost the vision and unable to complete the test"). If the patient did not complete a trial for any other reason, specify this as well (e.g., "Patient fell and was too fatigued to complete another trial", or "Patient refused to complete trial"). |
| Extension | Extension: Additional information required to extend the model with local content or to align with other reference models or formalisms. For example: local information requirements; or additional metadata to align with FHIR. Include: All not explicitly excluded archetypes |
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| Confounding factors | Confounding factors: Record any circumstances that you believe may have affected the patient's performance. Example confounding factors include (but are not limited to): "The patient had a cold", "The patient reports not feeling well", or "The patient tripped but did not fall". |
| data | |
| Round | Round: An instance of one round of the digit span test. Consists of two digit spans that have to be repeated (in reverse order for BS) by the subject. |
| First digit span | First digit span: The first of two digit spans the subject has to repeat. Record in reverse order for BS. |
| Result of first digit span | Result of first digit span: The result of the first digit span answer. 0: Error 1: Pass |
| Second digit span | Second digit span: The second of two digit spans the subject has to repeat. Record in reverse order for BS. |
| Result of second digit span | Result of second digit span: The result of the second digit span answer. 0: Error 1: Pass |
| Max round (span) | Max round (span): Maximum number of rounds the subject passed. min: >=0 |
| Total score | Total score: The number of correctly answered digit spans. min: >=0 |
| Reliable digit span (RDS) | Reliable digit span (RDS): The longest sequence of numbers that the individual can accurately recall without errors across both the forward and backward tasks. |
| events | |
| Forward digit span (FS) | Forward digit span (FS): Digit span forward is is a neuropsychological test to assess a subjects simple attention. |
| Backward digit span (BS) | Backward digit span (BS): Digit span backwards test is a neuropsychological test to assess a subjects short-term verbal memory. |
| Other contributors | Amanda Herbrand, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland Olha Nikolaieva, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland Vanessa Pereira, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg |
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